Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Tag: Hong Kong Pro Democracy Protests
No Vigils: Hong Kong’s Victoria Park...
Hong Kong’s Victoria Park is now much quieter on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, and residents told Radio Free Asia that they find it jarring.
Hong Kong Plans Big AI-Powered Surveillance...
Surveillance in Hong Kong is set to intensify, with tens of thousands of new cameras and AI facial-recognition software deployed in the coming years, the city’s security chief said Friday.
Hong Kong Court Hears Closing Arguments...
Closing arguments began Monday in the trial of Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy media chief who founded the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong.
Imprisoned Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong...
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, Joshua Wong, was transported from prison to court Friday and charged with colluding with foreign forces, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Hong Kong Activist Facing Arrest Bounty...
Authorities in Hong Kong last week offered a reward of more than $128,000 for information leading to the arrest of eight exiled pro-democracy activists.Henry Ridgwell spoke with Finn Lau, one of those targeted by the reward, close to his new home in London.
‘If You Laugh in the Face...
Hong Kong author Muk Yu never took part in the 2019 protest movement.But his debut book of eight short stories — titled “Smoke on the Streets” — set in the aftermath of mass resistance to the ongoing erosion of the city’s freedoms under Communist Party rule has already garnered a literary award on the democratic island of Taiwan.
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai Awaiting ...
Media mogul Jimmy Lai is going to return to court on Tuesday as he defends himself against charges brought under Hong Kong’s national security law in three different cases
Hong Kong Judge Postpones ‘Subversion’ Trial...
A Hong Kong judge ruled on Monday that the trial of 47 pro-democracy activists and opposition politicians accused of subversion after they organized a democratic primary will be adjourned until March 2022, meaning that many will have been in jail for more than a year by the time the trial begins
Hong Kong Police Arrest Reporter For...
Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested a journalist outside Prince Edward MTR station, as many in and outside the city marked the second anniversary of attacks on train passengers by riot police at the height of the 2019 protest movement
Hong Kong Marks Second Anniversary of...
Police were out in force at Yuen Long MTR station on the second anniversary of a mob attack on train passengers there at the height of the 2019 protest movement, as one victim of the attacks told RFA they are still waiting for justice