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14 Found Guilty In Biggest Case Against Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Protests
A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion on Thursday in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.
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Hong Kong's Historic Anti-Terrorism Trails Open :14 accused of Plotting Bomb
Hong Kong's first trial ever to invoke the city's anti-terrorism act started Monday, with 14 people charged over an alleged plot to carry out explosions and murder police officers in huge pro-democracy protests in 2019.
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Maidan Square Protest Was "First Victory" In War With Russia: Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday linked historic pro-democracy protests in Kyiv one decade ago to the invasion of Ukraine, describing the demonstrations on Maidan square as the "first victory" of the war with Russia.
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Top Thailand Activist Who Called For Monarchy Reforms Jailed For 4 Years
A Thai court on Tuesday jailed one of the leading figures in the kingdom's youth-led pro-democracy protest movement for four years on royal insult charges.
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Hong Kong Begins Trial Of 47 Prominent Pro-Democracy Figures Amid Protests
The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures began Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city.
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UK Summons Chinese Envoy Over Consulate Protester Assault
Britain's foreign ministry today summoned the Chinese charge d'affaires in London after a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was assaulted.
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Attack On Protester At China Consulate "Deeply Concerning": UK
The British prime minister's spokesman said Monday that the reported beating of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester in the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester, northern England was "deeply concerning".
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Pegasus Used to Target Thai Pro-Democracy Activists, Cybersecurity Researchers Claim
Thai activists involved in pro-democracy protests in the country had their smartphones or other devices infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to investigators at cybersecurity research groups Citizen Lab and iLaw. At least 30 people, including activists, scholars and people working with civil society groups, were targeted with the ...
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Hong Kong Falls To Bottom Of Press Freedom Rankings
China has imposed increasingly authoritarian strictures on Hong Kong following large-scale and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests three years ago.
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Hong Kong Student Jailed For Stabbing Police Officer In Neck At Protest
A Hong Kong judge sentenced a secondary school student on Monday to nearly eight years in prison for stabbing a police officer in the neck during the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
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"No To Military Rule": How An Anti-Coup Protest In Sudan Gained Momentum
A police general was killed Thursday in Sudan's latest pro-democracy protest against an October coup.
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Anonymous Myanmar Photographer Wins Major Photojournalism Award
A Myanmar photographer won the top award Saturday at photojournalism's biggest annual festival for his coverage of the troubled nation's pro-democracy protests and bloody military crackdown.
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Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Pro-Democracy Singer Anthony Wong For "Corrupt Conduct"
Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog on Monday charged a singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, Anthony Wong, with "corrupt conduct" at a 2018 election rally, the latest legal action against dissent by authorities in the Chinese-ruled city.
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Since Handover To China, A Hong Kong Radio Host Faces First Sedition Trial
A pro-democracy Hong Kong DJ went on trial Thursday for sedition in the first use of the colonial-era law since the city's handover to China as authorities broaden their criminalisation of dissent.
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Myanmar Security Forces Open Fire On Protesting Medical Workers: Report
Myanmar security forces opened fire on Thursday on a pro-democracy protest by medical workers in the city of Mandalay, and during more shooting in a nearby area one man was killed and several were wounded, media reported.
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14 Found Guilty In Biggest Case Against Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Protests
A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion on Thursday in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.
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Hong Kong's Historic Anti-Terrorism Trails Open :14 accused of Plotting Bomb
Hong Kong's first trial ever to invoke the city's anti-terrorism act started Monday, with 14 people charged over an alleged plot to carry out explosions and murder police officers in huge pro-democracy protests in 2019.
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Maidan Square Protest Was "First Victory" In War With Russia: Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday linked historic pro-democracy protests in Kyiv one decade ago to the invasion of Ukraine, describing the demonstrations on Maidan square as the "first victory" of the war with Russia.
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Top Thailand Activist Who Called For Monarchy Reforms Jailed For 4 Years
A Thai court on Tuesday jailed one of the leading figures in the kingdom's youth-led pro-democracy protest movement for four years on royal insult charges.
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Hong Kong Begins Trial Of 47 Prominent Pro-Democracy Figures Amid Protests
The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures began Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city.
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UK Summons Chinese Envoy Over Consulate Protester Assault
Britain's foreign ministry today summoned the Chinese charge d'affaires in London after a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was assaulted.
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Attack On Protester At China Consulate "Deeply Concerning": UK
The British prime minister's spokesman said Monday that the reported beating of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester in the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester, northern England was "deeply concerning".
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Pegasus Used to Target Thai Pro-Democracy Activists, Cybersecurity Researchers Claim
Thai activists involved in pro-democracy protests in the country had their smartphones or other devices infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to investigators at cybersecurity research groups Citizen Lab and iLaw. At least 30 people, including activists, scholars and people working with civil society groups, were targeted with the ...
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Hong Kong Falls To Bottom Of Press Freedom Rankings
China has imposed increasingly authoritarian strictures on Hong Kong following large-scale and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests three years ago.
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Hong Kong Student Jailed For Stabbing Police Officer In Neck At Protest
A Hong Kong judge sentenced a secondary school student on Monday to nearly eight years in prison for stabbing a police officer in the neck during the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
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"No To Military Rule": How An Anti-Coup Protest In Sudan Gained Momentum
A police general was killed Thursday in Sudan's latest pro-democracy protest against an October coup.
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Anonymous Myanmar Photographer Wins Major Photojournalism Award
A Myanmar photographer won the top award Saturday at photojournalism's biggest annual festival for his coverage of the troubled nation's pro-democracy protests and bloody military crackdown.
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Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Pro-Democracy Singer Anthony Wong For "Corrupt Conduct"
Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog on Monday charged a singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, Anthony Wong, with "corrupt conduct" at a 2018 election rally, the latest legal action against dissent by authorities in the Chinese-ruled city.
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Since Handover To China, A Hong Kong Radio Host Faces First Sedition Trial
A pro-democracy Hong Kong DJ went on trial Thursday for sedition in the first use of the colonial-era law since the city's handover to China as authorities broaden their criminalisation of dissent.
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Myanmar Security Forces Open Fire On Protesting Medical Workers: Report
Myanmar security forces opened fire on Thursday on a pro-democracy protest by medical workers in the city of Mandalay, and during more shooting in a nearby area one man was killed and several were wounded, media reported.
