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Hong Kong activist behind Tiananmen Square vigil sentenced to 15 months in prisonActivist Chow Hang-tung was arrested last year the day before the June 4 anniversary of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.WorldJan 4
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Hong Kong police charge 2 Stand News editors with sedition a day after raiding outletAbout 200 police raided the Stand News office on Wednesday, froze its assets and arrested seven current and former senior editors and former board members.WorldDec 30, 2021
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Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy media outlet, arrest 6 for seditionThe raid further raises concerns about the freedom of speech and that of the media in the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997.WorldDec 28, 2021
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Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen Square monument from campusThe artwork, of anguished human torsoes, is one of the few remaining public memorials in the former British colony to remember the bloody crackdown that is a taboo topic in China.WorldDec 22, 2021
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Hong Kong election sees low voter turnout, only loyalists to China runningLow turnout was widely expected, and seven hours after voting began, some 839,563 registered voters, or 18.77 per cent, had cast their ballots.WorldDec 19, 2021
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2nd person found guilty under Hong Kong security law for chanting pro-democracy slogansMa Chun-man was convicted of inciting secession on Monday after he was found to have chanted slogans on 20 occasions between August and November of last year.WorldOct 26, 2021
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Hong Kong activists sentenced to 6-10 months in prison for Tiananmen Square vigilThe vigils have been banned by police citing COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings, but the ban was seen by many activists as an attempt to shut down defiance to Beijing.WorldSep 15, 2021
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Hong Kong lawmakers take new loyalty oath, could be disqualified if deemed insincereThe government enacted a law earlier this year that tightened patriotic loyalty tests by forcing all civil servants to take an oath of allegiance to Hong Kong.WorldSep 10, 2021
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Hong Kong protester given 9-year prison sentence after 1st ever security law trialTong Ying-kit was convicted of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers at a July 1, 2020, rally.WorldJul 30, 2021
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1st person tried under Hong Kong security law found guilty of terrorism, secessionismThe Hong Kong High Court handed down the verdict in the case of Tong Ying-kit, with the verdict being closely watched for indications as to what precedent it could set.WorldJul 27, 2021
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