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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case

Wong, 30, in prison since 2020, is only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security lawExclusive: Joshua Wong laments city’s fate from inside maximum security prisonThe Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 years in…

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British politicians among international delegates barred from entering West Bank

Group was on visit to meet Palestinian children, farmers and civil leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forcesAn international delegation including British politicians has been barred from entering the West Bank on a trip to meet Palestinian…

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Hundreds of thousands march across France in protests over schools and policing

Almost 1,000 arrested as police charge crowd in Paris and teargas used to stop protesters reaching other city centresHundreds of thousands marched in cities across France on Saturday in largely peaceful protests to support schoolchildren’s demands for …

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‘Cockroach’ leader among thousands detained in Delhi protest crackdown

Authorities impose strict lockdown in capital to try to stop rally against removal of 130m names from electoral rollIndian authorities have placed Delhi under a severe lockdown and detained tens of thousands of people, including the leader of the youth…

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Democracy indicators in US at lowest levels for 50 years, data shows

Trump administration undermining rule of law at home and worldwide, according to intergovernmental reportKey indicators of democracy in the US have fallen to their lowest levels in 50 years, with the global rule of law significantly undermined by the T…

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