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Hong Kong Has Sentenced 14 Pro-Democracy Activists For Trying To Take Part In The Election In 2020
They are part of 47 pro-democracy activists arrested in 2021 under the national security law for “conspiracy to commit subversion”.
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People In Taiwan Are Holding Huge Protests Against A Law To Weaken The Pro-Independence President’s Power
One amendment would require the president to make an annual state of the nation address to lawmakers and answer questions on the spot.
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Hong Kong Has Arrested Six Activists For Posting About The Tiananmen Square Massacre On Social Media
Hong Kong authorities said the activists had used a Facebook page to “advocate hatred” against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments ahead of an “upcoming sensitive date”.
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This Chilean Football Team Walked Onto A Game Holding The Hands Of The Killed Palestinian Children In Gaza
Players from Chilean football club Deportivo Palestino paid tribute to the slaughtered children by walking onto the pitch pretending to be holding their hands.
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Both Israelis And Palestinians In The West Bank Are Holding Mass Protests Against Israel’s Massacre In Rafah
Protests broke out in the cities of Ramallah, Jenin – which has often been a target of Israeli raids –and Haifa, after Israeli forces dropped 2,000-pound bombs on displacement camps in Rafah.
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This Chinese Citizen Journalist Who Was Jailed For Reporting On COVID-19 Has Finally Been Freed
Zhang Zhan, an activist and lawyer, had documented the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown in China, questioning and critizing the government’s response in her social media videos and essays.
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Cate Blanchett And Bella Hadid Wore Dresses To Show Their Support For Palestine At The Cannes Film Festival
They are among several artists who showed solidarity with Palestine at Cannes.
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This Thai Activist Who Was Jailed For Insulting The Monarchy Has Died In Prison After She Went On A Hunger Strike For Months
28-year-old Netiporn Sanesangkhom, also known as "Bung," was jailed for conducting public polls asking people’s opinions about the Thai royal family.
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Young People In Georgia Are Holding Huge Unprecedented Protests Against A “Russia-Like Law” That Could Crack Down On Opposition
The law would require media, non-governmental and non-profit organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as “carrying the interests of a foreign power”.
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Israeli Police Cracked Down On People Protesting Against The Government’s War On Gaza
The protests come after Israel began its full-blown invasion of Rafah, killing at least 35 Palestinians and injuring 129 others in the first 24 hours.
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Police Tried To Catch This Dutch Pro-Palestine Protester But He Escaped In The Most Original Way
"From the canal to the sea, Palestine will be free."
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This Deaf Indian Woman Has Become The First Lawyer To Argue At India’s Supreme Court Using A Sign Language Interpreter
28-year-old had been denied an interpreter during trials because the courts thought an interpreter would not have the legal knowledge to properly interpret legal cases.