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Palestinian mother 'destroyed' after image used to deny Gaza starvation
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» MONTREAL — Palestinian-Canadian Faiza Najjar was able to leave Gaza last year, but could not bring her four adult daughters with her. She watched from a distance as food shortages in the territory worsened.
Taiwan's Lai, Rubio vow to 'never forget' Tiananmen victims
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» TAIPEI — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed Wednesday to preserve the memory of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown 36 years ago, echoing rhetoric by United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Convictions of Hong Kong pro-democracy trio overturned
Reuters, Published on 06/03/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s top court has unanimously overturned the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organised an annual candlelight vigil to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice.
Nine charged over looting in LA fires: prosecutor
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Nine people have been charged in connection with looting in evacuation zones around huge fires burning in Los Angeles, the area's chief prosecutor said Monday.
Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial
Reuters, Published on 19/11/2024
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years in a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city's once feisty democracy movement and drawn international condemnation.
Hundreds queue for sentencing of 47 Hong Kong democrats
Reuters, Published on 19/11/2024
» HONG KONG: Hundreds queued on Tuesday outside a Hong Kong court ahead of the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city's once feisty pro-democracy movement and drawn international criticism.
Half of shops affected by renewal scheme in Hong Kong's 'Little Thailand' aim to stay in area
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/06/2024
» HONG KONG: More than half of the local shops affected by a redevelopment project in Hong Kong's "Little Thailand" have expressed an interest in continuing to operate their businesses in the area, the Urban Renewal Authority has said.
Hong Kong arrests six for sedition
Reuters, Published on 28/05/2024
» HONG KONG - National security police in Hong Kong arrested six people across the city on Tuesday under a new national security law known as Article 23 for alleged seditious intent, according to a statement.
More drugs found on Hong Kong airport arrivals in first 4 months of year than during all of 2023
South China Morning Post, Published on 30/04/2024
» HONG KONG: The amount of illegal drugs confiscated from air travellers at Hong Kong International Airport soared to 370 kilogrammes in the first four months of the year, a 32% increase over the total amount seized in all of 2023.
Hong Kong activist seeks asylum in UK
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong democracy activist Tony Chung said on Friday he had fled to Britain because he could no longer endure living in fear, with authorities pressuring him to become a paid informant while banning him from working.