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Hong Kong's 2nd largest pro-democracy party disbands amid political crackdown
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong voted to dissolve itself on Saturday,...
Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's party as election deadline passes
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe National League for Democracy (NLD) is among dozens of parliamentary parties that were severely...
The 47 Hong Kong activists in the city's largest national security case
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFrom a 68-year-old former opposition lawmaker to a 27-year-old student activist, fourteen...
Hong Kong court jails sister of veteran labour activist for six months
Reuters via AOL· 6 months agoHONG KONG (Reuters) -A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced the younger sister of a pro-democracy labour union leader to six months imprisonment for removing evidence from the latter's home ...
30 years ago, the Kremlin crushed a parliamentary uprising, leading to strong presidential rule
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThree decades ago, the world held its breath as tanks blasted the Russian parliament building in...
Inside Russia's penal colonies: A look at life for political prisoners caught in Putin's crackdowns
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGuards usually blast patriotic songs and speeches by President Vladimir Putin at him. Rallies have...
Kremlin critic missing amid prison transfer, allies say
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRelatives and allies of an opposition politician imprisoned in Russia say they haven't heard from...