US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington is considering sanctions and other restrictions on those involved in the arrest of over 50 people in Hong Kong and warned it …
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More than 50 pro-democracy and civil society leaders in Hong Kong have been arrested under China’s national security law, an unprecedented crackdown as Beijing tries to throttle Hong Kong’s remaining …
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US social media giant Twitter said on Friday that it had removed thousands of accounts linked to China, Russia, and Turkey’s state propaganda. Also Read: Twitter wants users to read …
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Speaking to reporters later Wednesday, a police spokesman said “the investigation is ongoing, we will not rule out arresting more people,” adding that more than 1,000 officers had been involved …
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested 53 former lawmakers and democracy proponents Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries for …
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HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police arrested dozens of elected pro-democracy officials and activists early Wednesday on suspicion of undermining a new national security law after they tried to …
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The Bilibili booth is pictured during the 2019 Yangtze River Delta International Cultural Industries Expo at National Exhibition and Convention Center on November 21, 2019 in Shanghai, China. Gao Yuwen …
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The past year has changed Hong Kong forever. From crushing pro-democracy protests and dissent to the implementation of the National Security Law and ousted lawmakers, for many China’s tightening grip …
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai appeared in court Thursday as prosecutors asked the city’s top judges to send him back to detention after he was granted bail last week …
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Nuns Arrested as Beijing Turns Up Heat on Hong Kong Church in Bid to Quell Opposition Voices
In a high-walled Art Deco villa in the Hong Kong suburbs of Kowloon, the Vatican operates an unofficial diplomatic mission, its only political outpost of any kind in China. The …
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The trial in China of a group of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who tried to escape the city by speedboat for sanctuary in Taiwan opened on Monday, as the U.S. …
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The U.S. embassy in China has called upon Chinese authorities to immediately release 12 fugitives from Hong Kong and permit them to depart the country on Monday, according to a …
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More than 10,000 people in Hong Kong have been arrested and thousands prosecuted for joining the massive, often violent pro-democracy protests. Samantha burst into tears when she opened the box …
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai granted bail; pro-democracy advocate faced fraud, national security-related charges – World News , Firstpost
Lai is among a recent string of pro-democracy activists and supporters arrested by Hong Kong police, prompting concerns that the semi-autonomous Chinese territory is cracking down on dissent following Beijing’s …
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By: Deutsche Welle | December 22, 2020 5:46:13 pm Nathan Law (Y Nard/Reuters) A leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activist revealed on Monday that he has applied for asylum in the …
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s highest court on Monday ruled the city’s government had the right to invoke colonial-era emergency powers last year to ban the wearing of masks at all …
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The indictment took their cases a step closer to court, although no date has been set for their hearings to begin. A court in the southern city of Shenzhen, where …
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HONG KONG — Ten Hong Kong activists who were captured at sea while trying to flee to Taiwan in August were charged in mainland China on Wednesday with illegal boundary-crossing …
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By: Deutsche Welle | December 12, 2020 6:06:36 pm Founder of pro-democracy Apple Daily tabloid, Jimmy Lai. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was …
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The Wan Chai connection: The Washington-accused drug lords, gun runners and dictators’ financiers tied to one Hong Kong district
Walk these streets on the northern part of Hong Kong Island by day, however, and you’ll likely see well-dressed professionals out to lunch. At night, it’s twenty-somethings getting drunk in …
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Lai, 73, who is known for his support of the city’s democracy movement and criticism of mainland China, was charged on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national …
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under national security law – World News , Firstpost
The Apple Daily tabloid founder was charged on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security File image of Jimmy Lai. AP Hong Kong: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist …
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Hong Kong | December 11, 2020 12:11:59 pm Founder of Next Digital Jimmy Lai. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Hong Kong democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been charged under …
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By: Deutsche Welle | December 8, 2020 3:45:39 pm The arrests came shortly after the US sanctioned 14 top Chinese officials, all of them vice chairpersons of the National People’s …
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HONG KONG — The United States imposed travel bans and other sanctions on 14 high-level Chinese officials over the continuing crackdown on the opposition in Hong Kong, as the police …
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By: Bloomberg | Hong Kong | December 8, 2020 10:27:34 am Staffs wait for customers outside an empty restaurant in the Central district in Hong Kong, China (Photographer: Chan Long …