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Hong Kong residents defend free press as China cracks down
Aug 11, 2020

Hong Kong residents defend free press as China cracks down

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong last year to demand full democracy, many egged on by a tabloid newspaper critical of China’s ruling Communist Party...

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law
Aug 10, 2020

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law

An aide to Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai says Lai was arrested under the city’s national security law on suspicion of collusion with foreign powers...

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Malaysia police raid Al Jazeera's office, seize computers
Aug 4, 2020

Malaysia police raid Al Jazeera's office, seize computers

Malaysian police have raided the office of news broadcaster Al Jazeera and two local TV stations, seizing computers as part of an investigation into a documentary on undocumented migrants that enraged...

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Hong Kong disqualifies 12 opposition nominees for assembly
Jul 30, 2020

Hong Kong disqualifies 12 opposition nominees for assembly

At least 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy nominees including prominent activist Joshua Wong have been disqualified for September legislative elections, with authorities saying they failed to uphold the city...

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4 arrested under new Hong Kong security law for online posts
Jul 30, 2020

4 arrested under new Hong Kong security law for online posts

Hong Kong police have made four new arrests that signal their intent to enforce a new Chinese national security law strictly...

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US ambassador shaves mustache under Seoul's summer heat
Jul 28, 2020

US ambassador shaves mustache under Seoul's summer heat

U.S. ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has shaved his mildly controversial mustache, saying it was too uncomfortable to keep while wearing a coronavirus mask during South Korea’s notoriously hot ...

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Malaysia denies media harassment in row over Al-Jazeera film
Jul 24, 2020

Malaysia denies media harassment in row over Al-Jazeera film

Malaysia has denied it's clamping down on social media after an outcry over an announcement that all video production must be licensed amid a row with news broadcaster Al-Jazeera...

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NY Times to move some staff from Hong Kong, citing new law
Jul 15, 2020

NY Times to move some staff from Hong Kong, citing new law

The New York Times says it will transfer some of its staff out of Hong Kong because of uncertainties about practicing journalism in the Chinese territory under its new security law...

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Malaysia's top court hears contempt bid against news portal
Jul 13, 2020

Malaysia's top court hears contempt bid against news portal

Malaysia’s top court has heard a rare contempt charge by the attorney general against a popular online news portal for publishing readers’ comments that criticized the judiciary, a move slammed by med...

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Indonesia police: Jailed French sex crime suspect kills self
Jul 13, 2020

Indonesia police: Jailed French sex crime suspect kills self

Police say a French man accused of molesting over 300 Indonesian children has died after apparently trying to kill himself in detention...

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