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Hong Kong’s Last Pro-Democracy Newspaper Has Been Forced To Shut Down After Police Jailed Its Editors
Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily has published its final edition, after announcing it is closing down.
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Cambodia Arrested And Charged These Environmental Activists With “Plotting” And “Insulting The King”
Four environmental activists in Cambodia have been charged with insulting the king and conspiring to plot against the government.
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Hong Kong Police Raided The Only Pro-Democracy Newspaper’s Office And Arrested All Its Top Editors
About 500 police officers raided the office of Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s only pro-democracy newspaper, on Thursday morning, arresting five editors and directors under the national security law.
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Brazil’s Far-Right President Has Been Fined For Not Wearing A Mask During A Motorcycle Rally
Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has been fined for not wearing a mask during a motorcycle rally he held in São Paulo.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Agnes Chow Has Been Freed After Seven Months In Prison
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, Agnes Chow, has been released from prison after serving more than six months for taking part in an unauthorized protest in 2019.
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French President Emmanuel Macron Was Slapped By A Man In Public While Visiting A Small Town
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face by a man while he visited a small town in southeast France on Tuesday June 8.
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Nigeria’s Government Has Banned Twitter After The President’s Tweet Was Deleted For Violating The Rules
Nigeria’s government has blocked Twitter after the social media platform removed a post from the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, that violated its rules.
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More Than 100 LGBTQ Candidates Ran In Mexico’s Midterm Election, A New Record For Representation
More than 100 LGBTQ candidates ran in Mexico’s midterm election on Sunday Jun. 6, setting a new record in the country’s history.
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Belarusian Opposition Journalist Roman Protasevich’s Family Says He Was Forced To Confess On State TV
Belarus authorities have released an interview with Roman Protasevich, the journalist who they arrested after “hijacking” a plane he was on and forcing it to land in Minsk, showing him confessing to organizing anti-government protests and praising president Alexander Lukashenko.
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This Belarus Activist Stabbed Himself In Court, Saying He Was Tortured And Pressured To Plead Guilty
A Belarusian opposition activist stabbed himself in the throat with a pen in the middle of a court hearing, saying investigators had pressured him to plead guilty by threatening to prosecute his family and friends.
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People In Brazil Held Mass Protests To Impeach The Far-Right President For His Failure To Handle COVID
Tens of thousands of people across Brazil took to the streets on Saturday May 29 to demand the country’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, step down over his failure to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed nearly half a million people in the country.
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Belarus’ Government Released A “Confession” Video Of The Journalist It Arrested By “Hijacking” His Flight
Belarus authorities have released a video of Roman Protasevich, the opposition journalist who was arrested after they intercepted a passenger plane he was on and forced it to land in Minsk, which appears to have been filmed under duress.