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Experts say the coronavirus has given the Chinese government a pretence for accelerating the mass surveillanceOver the last two months, Chinese citizens have had to adjust to a new level of government intrusion.Getting into one’s apartment compound or …
Read MoreAlmost 5,000 cases of Covid-19 recorded in South Korea as WHO chief says the world is in ‘uncharted territory’Latest developmentsTell us: have you been affected by the coronavirus?South Korea has declared “war” on the coronavirus as cases inside the co…
Read MoreSwedish citizen who disappeared in 2015 is sentenced in Ningbo for ‘providing intelligence’ overseasA Chinese court has sentenced Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison for “providing intelligence” overseas, in a case that has highlighted …
Read MoreLocal health leaders replaced by Beijing official as another 108 deaths reportedCoronavirus – latest updatesChina has fired two senior officials in Hubei, the highest-ranking yet to be sacked, as Beijing asserts its control after the deadly coronavirus…
Read MoreChen Quishi’s disappearance comes amid widespread anger in China over the death of whistleblower doctor Li WenliangA citizen journalist who had been reporting from the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak has gone missing, prompting claims that the Ch…
Read MorePolice cannot shoot people ‘because they are panicked or angry’, says Veby Mega IndahIn late September, the journalist Veby Mega Indah stood on a footbridge in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district documenting another day of clashes between anti-government pro…
Read MorePeople trapped inside campus are using increasingly desperate measures to escapeYanny Man, 23, had no time to think about it before crawling over the ledge of a bridge, eight metres high, grabbing a rope and pushing off toward the ground below.Behind h…
Read MoreSocial workers say between 30 and 50 left after hundreds leave site of days-long confrontationDozens of protesters remain holed up at a university in Hong Kong surrounded by police as a days-long standoff appears to be coming to an end.Police said that…
Read MoreVolunteers and supporters streaming towards Polytechnic University were fearful of what might befall the demonstratorsAs hundreds of protesters were trapped inside a university on Monday night, besieged on all sides by riot police, thousands of Hongkon…
Read MorePro-democracy activists see move as effort by Beijing to intervene in HK’s affairsOn Saturday afternoon, a few dozen Chinese soldiers jogged out of their barracks in triple file line, wearing shorts and matching army green T-shirts. They cheerily joine…
Read MoreHundreds trapped inside Polytechnic as demonstrators try to break campus siegeLATEST: Hong Kong protests: hundreds surrender to police after university standoffHong Kong police have fought running battles with protesters trying to break a security cord…
Read MorePolice earlier threatened to use live rounds on ‘rioters’ who used lethal weapons such as molotov cocktails against themHong Kong protest latest updates: riot police storm Polytechnic University after standoff with protesters – livePolice attempted to …
Read MoreHeads say government response to protests ‘ineffective’ as campuses overrunThe heads of nine universities in Hong Kong have criticised the government for its “ineffective” response to the political unrest that moved to the city’s campuses this week.A s…
Read MoreDemonstrators surround government complex, throwing rocks and molotov cocktailsA peaceful rally in Hong Kong has descended into chaos as police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters who hurled petrol bombs, set fires, and clashed with residents…
Read MorePro-democracy demonstrators clash with Beijing supporters as riot police subdue protestersRival groups of demonstrators clashed in Hong Kong and police made arrests in another weekend of mass protests after months of political unrest.Dozens of pro-Beij…
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