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Hong-Kong: prison is an inevitable part of Hong Kong's exhausting path to democracy
Hong-Kong: prison is an inevitable part of Hong Kong's exhausting path to democracy
In the first of a series of columns for the Guardian from his cell, the political activist says his detention is shining a light on China’s authoritarianism.
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Hong Kong: Joshua Wong, Hong Kong's Most Prominent Pro-Democracy Activist, Has Been Jailed Again
Hong Kong: Joshua Wong, Hong Kong's Most Prominent Pro-Democracy Activist, Has Been Jailed Again
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for his role in massive protests in 2014, dealing another blow to the pro-democratic youth movement in this semi-autonomous region of China.
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Hong Kong: protesters say they were tortured in prison
Hong Kong: protesters say they were tortured in prison
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Hong Kong imprisons more women per capita than any other country
Hong Kong imprisons more women per capita than any other country
One-fifth of Hong Kong’s prison population is female, the highest proportion of any major country in the world. Activists say local laws are stacked against women, in particular foreign women.
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Hong Kong: on the inside looking out, doing life in HK’s maximum security prison
Hong Kong: on the inside looking out, doing life in HK’s maximum security prison
Mario de los Reyes is gasping for air. It’s just after midday on a hot afternoon in late May and the sun is baking the concrete yard where the 64-year-old has been playing football with fellow maximum security inmates at Stanley Prison. But this isn’t just the heat and exertion from exercise; something…
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Hong Kong : ‘Mass indiscipline’ at Stanley Prison as 138 inmates stage hunger strike
Hong Kong : ‘Mass indiscipline’ at Stanley Prison as 138 inmates stage hunger strike
Elite anti-riot guards called in to deal with protest in dining hall. Heavily armed anti-riot prison guards ended a hunger strike attempt by more than 130 inmates at one of Hong Kong’s highest security prisons as they occupied a dining hall to protest disciplinary actions against three fellow prisoners.
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À Hong Kong, la nouvelle loi sécuritaire prévoit la prison à vie
À Hong Kong, la nouvelle loi sécuritaire prévoit la prison à vie
Les crimes contre la sécurité nationale pourront être passibles de la prison à vie à Hong Kong où la justice chinoise sera désormais compétente pour les plus "graves" d’entre eux, d’après une nouvelle loi adoptée mardi 30 juin au pas de charge à Pékin.
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China: cien días después, se deben respetar los derechos de los jóvenes de Hong Kong detenidos
China: cien días después, se deben respetar los derechos de los jóvenes de Hong Kong detenidos
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Hong Kong: la detención masiva de figuras de la oposición pone de relieve la capacidad represiva de la ley de seguridad nacional
Hong Kong: la detención masiva de figuras de la oposición pone de relieve la capacidad represiva de
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China: jóvenes de Hong Kong en peligro de tortura tras su sentencia condenatoria en un juicio injusto
China: jóvenes de Hong Kong en peligro de tortura tras su sentencia condenatoria en un juicio
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Women in prison: a "tough place"
proportions are found in Hong Kong-China (21%), Laos (18%) or Qatar (15%).
Women and girls make up 7% of the global prison population, in various proportions. While they represent 3% in African countries, it goes up to 8 % in the Americas, and 6 % in Europe. The highest proportions are found in Hong Kong-China (21%), Laos (18%) or Qatar (15%).
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Chine : jusqu'à trois ans de prison pour les HongKongais arrêtés en mer
imposé en juin une loi draconienne sur la sécurité nationale à Hong Kong. Ils voulaient se réfugier à
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Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo released from Chinese prison with late-stage cancer
in Hong Kong.“The Chinese authorities should immediately ensure that Liu Xiaobo receives adequate
Liu was awarded Nobel peace prize in 2010 while serving 11-year sentence for inciting subversion of state power
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China: as another activist leaves prison gravely ill, Beijing’s treatment of prisoners must be investigated
Hong Kong Free Press
The Chinese rights activist Ji Sizun was released from prison in late April after serving four and a half years on fabricated charges of “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order” and “picking quarrels.” But rather than returning home, the 69-year-old Ji was taken straight to the intensive care unit…
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France: "le discrédit de la notion de droits de l'homme est un symptôme inquiétant"
aujourd’hui à Hong Kong ou au Chili que l’illibéralisme ne suscite pas moins de révolte quand il est
Professeur de théorie politique à l’Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Jean-Yves Pranchère est le co-auteur avec sa collègue de l’ULB, Justine Lacroix, d’un salutaire et décapant essai, Les droits de l’homme rendent-ils idiot ? (Seuil, 2019). Ils y expliquent comment le fait de se réclamer d’une conquête…
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