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Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Campaigners In Largest Security Case
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under its sweeping national security law, with "mastermind" Benny Tai receiving the longest sentence of 10 years.
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Hong Kong Democracy Leader Jailed For Second Tiananmen "Incitement"
Jailed democracy activist Chow Hang-tung accused Hong Kong's courts on Tuesday of criminalising speech and helping authorities erase the Tiananmen crackdown as she was convicted a second time for inciting people to commemorate the deadly event.
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'Followers Of Non-Violence': Hong Kong Activist Invokes Gandhi In Trial
A leading Hong Kong democracy activist facing jail invoked Mahatma Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign in court on Wednesday as he gave a defiant speech defending his decision to take part in a banned Tiananmen vigil.
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Confidante Of Aung San Suu Kyi Dies After Contracting Covid In Myanmar Jail
A confidante of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and stalwart democracy campaigner died Tuesday after becoming infected with Covid-19 in prison, authorities said.
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Hong Kong Activist Jailed Over Umbrella Movement Protest
A Hong Kong democracy activist was jailed Thursday over Umbrella Movement mass protests while nine more campaigners face charges, as fears grow that freedoms are under threat in the semi-autonomous city.
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Washington Moves Toward 'Liu Xiaobo' Street, Defying China
A street outside China's embassy in Washington moved a step closer to being renamed after jailed democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo on Wednesday, despite angry warnings from Beijing.
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Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Campaigners In Largest Security Case
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under its sweeping national security law, with "mastermind" Benny Tai receiving the longest sentence of 10 years.
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Hong Kong Democracy Leader Jailed For Second Tiananmen "Incitement"
Jailed democracy activist Chow Hang-tung accused Hong Kong's courts on Tuesday of criminalising speech and helping authorities erase the Tiananmen crackdown as she was convicted a second time for inciting people to commemorate the deadly event.
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'Followers Of Non-Violence': Hong Kong Activist Invokes Gandhi In Trial
A leading Hong Kong democracy activist facing jail invoked Mahatma Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign in court on Wednesday as he gave a defiant speech defending his decision to take part in a banned Tiananmen vigil.
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Confidante Of Aung San Suu Kyi Dies After Contracting Covid In Myanmar Jail
A confidante of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and stalwart democracy campaigner died Tuesday after becoming infected with Covid-19 in prison, authorities said.
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Hong Kong Activist Jailed Over Umbrella Movement Protest
A Hong Kong democracy activist was jailed Thursday over Umbrella Movement mass protests while nine more campaigners face charges, as fears grow that freedoms are under threat in the semi-autonomous city.
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Washington Moves Toward 'Liu Xiaobo' Street, Defying China
A street outside China's embassy in Washington moved a step closer to being renamed after jailed democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo on Wednesday, despite angry warnings from Beijing.
