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Portuguese National Sentenced To Five Years In Hong Kong Under National Security Law
8 months, 1 week ago

Portuguese National Sentenced To Five Years In Hong Kong Under National Security Law

Live Law  

The District Court of Hong Kong has sentenced Portuguese national Joseph John to five years in prison under China-imposed National Security Law. John's conviction centered on his use of social media platforms to advocate for Hong Kong's independence, a stance deemed unlawful under the National Security Law. The law grants extensive powers to Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to enforce …

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Sri Lanka Cricket launches National Super League for women
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka Cricket launches National Super League for women

India TV News  

In a bid to expedite the growth of women's cricket in the country, Sri Lanka Cricket is set to launch a Women's National Super League for both T20 and 50-over formats. The National Super League will bring the country's top cricketing talent from the women's circuit to one place and will serve as a platform for budding women cricketers to …

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HK police offer HK$1m bounties for 5 NSL fugitives
1 year ago

HK police offer HK$1m bounties for 5 NSL fugitives

China Daily  

Senior Superintendent Hung Ngan and Chief Superintendent Li Kwai-wah of the National Security Department attend a press conference at the Police Headquarters on Dec 14, 2023. The Hong Kong Police Force on Thursday offered a cash reward of HK$1 million for five fugitives who are suspected of violating the National Security Law for Hong Kong. Police officials present photos and …

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Trial of Hong Kong activists under China-imposed law enters home straight
1 year ago

Trial of Hong Kong activists under China-imposed law enters home straight

Al Jazeera  

Sixteen pro-democracy activists are charged under national security laws critics claim are designed to stifle dissent. Hong Kong’s largest-ever state security trial has entered its closing phase, with pro-democracy activists linked to massive street protests in 2019 charged under a contentious China-imposed national security law. Then, they would seek to “indiscriminately veto” government budgets to exert pressure for their demands, …

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Asia's First-Ever Gay Games Kicks Off In Hong Kong Despite Opposition
1 year, 1 month ago

Asia's First-Ever Gay Games Kicks Off In Hong Kong Despite Opposition

News 18  

The Gay Games Hong Kong kicked off on Saturday, its first time in Asia, despite opposition from anti-LGBTQ lawmakers and human rights activists. The opening ceremony began with a march-in by the GGHK, Federation of Gay Games, and delegations from around the world, followed by performances including the Hong Kong lion dance. Hong Kong will today become the first Asian …

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Anthony Albanese asked to use visit to China to advocate for Australian detained under Hong Kong's National Security Law
1 year, 1 month ago

Anthony Albanese asked to use visit to China to advocate for Australian detained under Hong Kong's National Security Law

ABC  

Hong Kong community and human rights advocacy organisations are calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to use his upcoming visit to China to advocate for a detained Australian citizen. Key points: Gordon Ng faces a maximum life sentence after being charged under Hong Kong's National Security Law Mr Ng reportedly helped organise an unofficial legislative primary election in Hong Kong …

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Hong Kong refuses to clarify law as uncertainty dims business hub
1 year, 6 months ago

Hong Kong refuses to clarify law as uncertainty dims business hub

Al Jazeera  

Officials are refusing to clarify what activities are legal, reflecting era of uncertainty under national security law. “The examples can be found on the day of June 4 when the authorities used preventive detention to hinder individuals from engaging in public actions, without any legal grounds.” The legal ambiguity has raised concerns among Hong Kong’s foreign business community, who have …

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Traffic wardens to stage six-day strike during Chelsea Flower Show
1 year, 7 months ago

Traffic wardens to stage six-day strike during Chelsea Flower Show

The Independent  

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UP govt. inks deals worth Rs 25,000 cr from investors in Hyderabad
1 year, 11 months ago

UP govt. inks deals worth Rs 25,000 cr from investors in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Uttar Pradesh government seeking investments in the state that will make the state a $ 1 trillion economic engine, has inked deals worth Rs 25,000 crore from investors and businesses in Hyderabad at its roadshow in the city. On Thursday, 19 Memorandums of Understanding worth Rs 25,000 crore were signed and several were focused on medical, energy, EV …

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Hong Kong’s courts in firing line as Beijing rewrites rulebook
2 years ago

Hong Kong’s courts in firing line as Beijing rewrites rulebook

Al Jazeera  

The case against Jimmy Lai has exposed tensions between the city’s common law system and Beijing’s tightening control. Now the independence of Hong Kong’s British-inherited judiciary, ostensibly guaranteed under a system known as “one country, two systems”, is under renewed scrutiny as China’s Communist Party looks set to rewrite the rules for the upcoming national security trial of a newspaper …

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Hong Kong awaits verdict in first national security trial
3 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong awaits verdict in first national security trial

Al Jazeera  

Tong Ying-kit did not give evidence in the trial, which focussed on the meaning of the ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ flag he was carrying. What consumed most of the 15 days of Tong’s trial on charges of inciting separatism and terrorism – the first under the territory’s national security law – was the meaning of a protest slogan emblazoned on a …

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US sanctions Chinese officials over Hong Kong democracy crackdown
3 years, 5 months ago

US sanctions Chinese officials over Hong Kong democracy crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Latest move in response to Beijing’s clampdown is seen by analysts as symbolic as business community still wants market access. The sanctions, posted by the US Treasury Department on Friday, are aimed at individuals from China’s Hong Kong liaison office, used by Beijing to orchestrate its policies in the Chinese territory. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Chinese …

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Hong Kong security law is 'a human rights emergency': Amnesty
3 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong security law is 'a human rights emergency': Amnesty

The Hindu  

Hong Kong authorities have used a new national security law to target dissent and justify "censorship, harassment, arrests and prosecutions that violate human rights", Amnesty International said on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 a year after the law was implemented. "In one year, the National Security Law has put Hong Kong on a rapid path to becoming a police state and …

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Hong Kong security law has ‘decimated’ freedoms: Amnesty
3 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong security law has ‘decimated’ freedoms: Amnesty

Al Jazeera  

Rights group says law imposed by Beijing has put Hong Kong on path to becoming police state and created ‘human rights emergency’. Authorities in Hong Kong are using the national security law that China imposed a year ago to crack down on legitimate dissent, “decimate” the territory’s freedoms and create a climate of fear, Amnesty International said in a report …

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Bayer’s Monsanto, India’s NSL settle long-running GM cotton seed dispute
3 years, 8 months ago

Bayer’s Monsanto, India’s NSL settle long-running GM cotton seed dispute

Live Mint  

Bayer AG said on Friday it had reached an "amicable settlement" in its Monsanto unit's long-running intellectual property dispute with Indian seed maker Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd over genetically modified cotton seeds. Mahyco Monsanto Biotech, a joint venture between Monsanto and India's Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co had been at loggerheads with the NSL and the Indian government over how much it …

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In Hong Kong, freedom of expression is shrinking fast
3 years, 10 months ago

In Hong Kong, freedom of expression is shrinking fast

Al Jazeera  

Under the 2020 National Security Law, intimidation of activists and journalists and self-censorship are on the rise. By mid-2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had decimated Hong Kong’s live music scene, and a Beijing-imposed National Security Law meant citizens were no longer free to say anything they wanted. The NSL is as sweeping as it is vague: It outlaws secession, subversion, “terrorism” …

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‘Assault on universal rights’: Incoming US secretary of state on Hong Kong arrests
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Assault on universal rights’: Incoming US secretary of state on Hong Kong arrests

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for U.S. secretary of state denounced Hong Kong’s arrest of dozens of opposition figures under a controversial national security law, an unprecedented crackdown that included an American lawyer. The primary was condemned by China’s top agencies for Hong Kong as an “unlawful ­manipulation” of the city’s election system and a violation of the national security law. …

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