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Topic: Hong Kong

Media Freedom Coalition condemns Hong Kong verdict convicting pro-democracy editors

The statement signed by the US, UK and other European nations urged Hong Kong and China authorities to abide by international human rights commitments.

Hong Kong court finds 2 editors of now-defunct Stand News media guilty of sedition

Chung Pui-kuen, Patrick Lam, could face a maximum jail term of 2 years, first sedition conviction against any journalist or editor since Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China in 1997.

7 years after daring Nabha jailbreak, how Punjab Police brought its ‘mastermind’ back from Hong Kong

A legal Hong Kong resident, Romi provided funds & facilitated safe houses for perpetrators of 2016 Nabha jailbreak, most of whom were later arrested and led Punjab Police to him.

14 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists convicted in subversion trial, 2 acquitted

Verdict comes over 3 years after 47 democrats were arrested. They were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under a China-imposed national security law.

The many possible outcomes of Indian elections & a band of aging activists championing peace

International media reports on the Indian general elections currently underway, how the polls are affecting Muslims living in Ayodhya & the BJP's social media outreach strategy.

UK summons Chinese envoy after three men arrested for working with Hong Kong intelligence

On Monday, Metropolitan Counter Terrorism Command arrested & charged them with assisting foreign intelligence services & foreign interference.

Hong Kong govt’s bid to ban a protest song, Xi’s Eurotrip & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the past week.

MDH, Everest asked to give details of quality checks after Hong Kong, Singapore raise concerns

Authorities in Hong Kong and Singapore said the products contain high levels of ethylene oxide, which is unfit for human consumption, with long exposure to cancer risk.

Food regulator FSSAI orders checks of market spices after Singapore, Hong Kong ban MDH, Everest

Authorities in Hong Kong and Singapore detected high levels of ethylene oxide in various spices made by Everest and MDH. WHO has declared the compound a grade 1 carcinogen.

Hong Kong passes new domestic law on treason & mutiny, in line with Chinese National Security Law of 2020

The new law passed unanimously by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong contains 39 offences, with penalties including life imprisonment for certain crimes.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.