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Hong Kong's 2nd largest pro-democracy party disbands amid political crackdown
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months 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...
Police patrol Hong Kong park amid Tiananmen vigil ban
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDozens of police officers are patrolling Hong Kong’s Victoria Park after authorities for a third...
Hong Kong court jails sister of veteran labour activist for six months
Reuters via AOL· 5 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· 7 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· 11 months 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...