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Former Hong Kong legislator fled to the UK in July 2020 in the weeks after China imposed the National Security Law.
Hong Kong Protests
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Seven veteran campaigners convicted over one of Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy rallies.
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From Lebanon to India and Hong Kong, we explain some of the biggest protests around the world in five graphics.
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US officials are predicting many ‘areas of disagreement’ will come up in next week’s diplomatic meetings.
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Critics say the move will be one of the final nails in the coffin of Hong Kong’s democracy movement.
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Eleven activists were set to be released on bail before state prosecutors appealed the decision earlier this week.
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Months-long review comes as the government replaces the broadcaster’s director six months before his term expires.
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Two plead guilty with veteran politician Martin Lee among those charged over one of 2019’s biggest democracy protests.
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Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act aims to help residents of Chinese-controlled city gain refugee status in the United States.
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Landmark decision marks the first time Hong Kong’s top court rules on a case relating to sweeping national security law.
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Top US diplomat talks tough on Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, as Beijing notes more room for cooperation.
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Authorities say new rules meant to curb criminality but activists, rights group see it as another form of control.
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Under scheme that comes into effect on Sunday, Hong Kong people with BN(O) status will have path to UK citizenship.
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Latest arrests are related to a group picked up by the coastguard as they fled in a speedboat, and now jailed in China