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Aug 10 2020
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'Dark new phase' in Hong Kong as pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is arrested, his newsroom raided
Once seen as the bastion of free press and speech in Asia, Hong Kong now appears to be changing day by day.
Police detained the city's most prominent media tycoon and Beijing critic, Jimmy Lai, under the new national security law on Monday morning.
Hundreds of police officers also stormed the newsroom of his pro-democracy media outlet, Apple Daily, rummaging through documents on
ABC News (Online)Apr 23 2024
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US Preparing to Sanction IDF Unit Linked to Human Rights Abuses
The U.S. is reportedly planning to impose sanctions on the Netzah Yehuda, an Israeli Defense Force (IDF) unit linked to alleged human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank.
The Details: The sanctions stem from the Leahy Laws, which prohibit foreign military or police units from receiving U.S. aid if credible information suggests they have committed gross human rights
CBS News (Online) Forbes Washington ExaminerSep 15 2020
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US Issues Sweeping New Travel Warning for China, Hong Kong
The U.S. issued a sweeping new advisory warning against travel to mainland China and Hong Kong Tuesday, citing the risk of “arbitrary detention" and “arbitrary enforcement of local laws."
The warning came as part of an updated State Department advisory on China travel, which reduced the overall level of concern from "Do not travel" (Level 4) to "Reconsider travel" (Level 3).
It
Newsmax (News)Sep 25 2019
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Trump administration releases transcript of call with Ukraine's President Zelensky amid impeachment inquiry
President Donald Trump repeatedly pressed the president of Ukraine to re-open an investigation into a Ukrainian energy company to focus on any involvement by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, according to the transcript of a July telephone call between the two leaders.
In the 30-minute call, reduced to a five-page transcript released by the administration
USA TODAYDec 30 2020
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Celebrities, cash and questions: A new force roils the cannabis prisoner-release movement
With a founder who is one of the pot world’s most legendary activists and a board that includes Jim Belushi, Melissa Etheridge and two sons of Bob Marley, the Last Prisoner Project attracted fans from the moment it sprang on the West Coast charity scene in the spring of 2019, calling on cannabis enthusiasts to help secure the release of people convicted of marijuana-related crimes.
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PoliticoMar 15 2019
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Talk to Trump, Skip the Diplomats: World Leaders’ New U.S. Tactic
Heads of state are bypassing standard government processes and going to the president himself to discuss policy.
World leaders have found a new route to get a read on official U.S. thinking: straight to the top.
Increasingly, savvy leaders are bypassing the standard protocols and government processes of American diplomacy to go directly to President Trump himself, according to
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 15 2021
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Hong Kong Democracy Group Behind Massive Protests Disbands
A pro-democracy group that organized some of the biggest protests during months of political upheaval in Hong Kong in 2019 is dissolving, the group said Sunday.
The Hong Kong Civil Human Rights Front, made up of a slew of member organizations, said it could no longer operate. The decision comes as the group faces a police investigation for possible violation of a national security law,
Newsmax (News)Oct 17 2019
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Obama endorses Justin Trudeau for PM despite his numerous blackface photos
Former president Barack Obama endorsed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for re-election Wednesday, giving Trudeau a powerful black ally to help him overcome the recent revelation that the progressive Canadian leader wore blackface at least three times as a younger men.
Trudeau is seeking to remain prime minister after next week's elections, but last month his campaign was rocked
The BlazeMar 15 2021
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Two are charged in the assault of a Capitol Police officer who died after the Jan. 6 riot.
Two men have been charged with assaulting Officer Brian D. Sicknick of the Capitol Police and other officers during the Jan. 6 riot, the Justice Department said on Monday, but prosecutors stopped short of linking the attack to Officer Sicknick’s death the next day.
The F.B.I. arrested George Pierre Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, W.Va., and Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pa., on
New York Times (News)