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China announces sanctions on US officials for 'blatantly interveni
Updated : 5 days, 20 hours ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Reacting to the US' sanctions imposed on the Chinese and Hong Kong officials, Bejing on Monday (local time) announced sanctions on American officials and lawmakers for having "blatantly intervened" in Hong Kong.
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Four suspects accused of helping Hong Kong activists escape, relea
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Hong Kong, January 16 (ANI): At least four suspects were released on bail on Friday after being accused of helping Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors who tried to escape to Taiwan in wake of the draconian National Security Law imposed by Beijing.
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US sanctions 6 officials for their role in Hong Kong mass arrests
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): The United States on Friday (local time) has designated six Chinese and Hong Kong officials in connection with the National Security Law imposed in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong internet service provider admits blocking pro-democracy
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Hong Kong, January 15 (ANI): As China continues to crack down on dissent, a telecom company has admitted to blocking one of the most popular websites devoted to the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong police detain 11 for aiding pro-democracy activists' esc
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Hong Kong, January 14 (ANI): The Hong Kong national security police have arrested a lawyer, a Ukrainian man and nine others on suspicion of bankrolling an attempt by 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors to flee the city in order to escape to Taiwan amid Beijing's imposition of the draconian
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Hong Kong warns probe against those who help pro-democracy protest
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Hong Kong, January 9 (ANI): The Hong Kong Government, under the draconian National Security Law, has warned that the police would investigate anyone who helps an 'offender' to abscond from Hong Kong after reports emerged that the city was looking into prosecuting two Danish politicians who a
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Hong Kong arrests threaten passage of EU-China investment deal: Eu
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Hong Kong, January 9 (ANI): The EU-China investment deal, tentatively reached just last week, faces a new hurdle as a growing number of European Parliament members expressed concern on Wednesday over the mass arrests of over 50 pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong under Beijing's draconian
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Former Hong Kong lawmaker sent to jail for failing to surrender hi
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Hong Kong, January 8 (ANI): A former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker, who was charged with taking part in a pro-democracy protest last summer in Hong Kong, is back in custody after officers from the police force's national security unit found he had failed to surrender his British passport as
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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested in Hong Kong under nat
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Hong Kong, January 8 (ANI): Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors continues with impunity. Just a day after police arrested dozens of former lawmakers and opposition activists, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Thursday (local time) over an alleged violat
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China makes representation to UK over meddling in Hong Kong Affair
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Hong Kong, January 7 (ANI): A day after the United Kingdom lambasted Beijing for the arrest of over 50 pro-democracy politicians and activists under the draconian National Security Law, China on Thursday claimed that Hong Kong was a territory of China and any interference in its domestic aff
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US calls for immediate, unconditional release of 50 Hong Kong poli
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has slammed Beijing over the arrests of more than 50 politicians and pro-democracy advocates by local authorities in Hong Kong by calling it an outrage and and a reminder of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP)
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US lambasts China over poor treatment of 'Hong Kong 12', demands i
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, on Thursday, while lambasting the Chinese Communist Party for the treatment to a group of 12 pro-democracy protestors who tried to flee Taiwan in wake of Beijing's imposition of the draconian National Security Law, ca
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