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Jimmy Lai trial: Hong Kong activist considered creating government-in-exile as part of sanctions bid against city, court hears

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Prosecutors alleged Apple Daily founder Lai financed the “Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong” (SWHK) lobbying group and gave instructions to Li through Chan on triggering economic sanctions and other hostile acts by foreign governments. Texts between Chan and the activist turned prosecution witness also touched on which local political personality they felt should … Read more

Push to bring once-jailed Iranian activist to Canada for life-saving transplant

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Thirty-three-year-old Elham Modarresi, an artist from Iran, went from protesting an authoritarian regime on the streets of Tehran to fighting for her life in a Turkish hospital as she suffers liver failure. Modarresi was imprisoned for three months in November 2022 after participating in the Woman, Life, Freedom movement that rocked Iran in 2022, following … Read more

Police make nine arrests as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters gather in central London

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Police have made nine arrests in central London at a pro-Palestine protest in central London attended by hundreds of thousands of people. Among those arrested by Metropolitan Police officers were three people who were accused of inciting racial hatred and one person who it is alleged had an offensive placard. Around 1,700 Metropolitan Police officers monitored the … Read more

Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for Jimmy Lai

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Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder, arrives at the Court of Final Appeal ahead a bail hearing on February 9, 2021 in Hong Kong. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law … Read more