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The United States is preparing to impose sanctions on at least a dozen Chinese officials over their alleged role in Beijing’s disqualification of elected opposition legislators in Hong Kong, according …
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By: Deutsche Welle | December 3, 2020 5:31:55 pm Founder of Next Digital Jimmy Lai. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was denied bail …
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Analysis: With arrests and a security law, Hong Kong is fast running out of avenues for dissent
Three high-profile democracy activists were jailed Wednesday, others have already fled the city, while still more face prosecution. Their cases involve a host of charges, both serious and petty, with …
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Three prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates were sentenced to prison Wednesday for their roles in a protest during the massive demonstrations against an extradition bill during the summer of 2019. …
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HONG KONG — Jimmy Lai, the founder of Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy newspaper, was denied bail on fraud charges on Thursday and ordered jailed until April by a court. The …
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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, two Apple Daily executives charged with fraud – World News , Firstpost
The charges come a day after three prominent young democracy campaigners — including Joshua Wong — were jailed for taking part in pro-democracy protests File image of Jimmy Lai. AP …
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Two other activists, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam, were sentenced to 10 months and seven months in prison respectively over the protest on June 21, 2019. Chow faced charges relating …
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HONG KONG: More than 150 parliamentarians from 18 countries have called on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to intervene to ensure justice for 12 people, the youngest of who is …
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A closed departure hall at Hong Kong International Airport terminal. Miguel Candela | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore and Hong Kong have delayed the start …
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Since the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests, pro-democracy activists have demanded greater democracy and accused China of going back on its promise to allow the people to vote freely for their …
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By: Deutsche Welle | November 26, 2020 3:01:33 pm Carrie Lam said one of her government’s urgent priority is to restore Hong Kong’s constitutional order and political system from chaos. …
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By: AP | Hong Kong | November 25, 2020 7:07:25 pm Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (AP/File) Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday that the city’s new …
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong will close bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues for the third time this year, Health Secretary Sophia Chan said on Tuesday as authorities scramble to tackle …
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HONG KONG — Joshua Wong, the Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner, pleaded guilty along with two other activists on Monday to unauthorized assembly charges over a 2019 protest and were immediately …
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The governments of Hong Kong and Singapore have temporarily scrapped a plan for a travel bubble, as Hong Kong grapples with a spike in coronavirus infections. The delay underscores the …
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By: AP | Hong Kong | November 22, 2020 8:16:13 am Under the initial agreement, the travel bubble was to be suspended if the number of untraceable local infections in …
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The flights will proceed on Nov. 22 with an additional COVID-19 test for travellers from Hong Kong, Channel News Asia reported Singapore has said that an air travel bubble with …
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Singapore-Hong Kong ‘travel bubble’ flights will carry on despite rise in Hong Kong’s coronavirus cases
Singapore Airlines crew members at Changi International Airport in Singapore on Oct. 24, 2020. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore and Hong Kong will go ahead …