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Hong Kong dissident Nathan Law on China spies in UK: ‘We’re not surprised’
Law says conviction of two men for spying raises serious concerns about how they accessed sensitive informatio…
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Chinese technology underpins Iran’s internet control, report finds
The technologies include facial recognition tools used on Uyghurs in western China, say expertsIran’s architec…
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Hong Kong national security trial of three pro-democracy activists to open
Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, who led Tiananmen Square vigils, accused of inciting subversion T…
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‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity r…
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The Guardian view on India’s employment guarantee: scrapping a right to work risks a rural revolt | Editorial
A globally unique programme allowed the poor to demand – and get – jobs, empowering rural women. Narendra Modi…
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What drove gen Z protests that brought down governments and called out corruption? Five activists explain
We spoke to protesters in Togo, Kenya, Nepal, Madagascar and Morocco about how their actions helped shape the …
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How hope is fading: the mobs bringing violence back to the streets of Bangladesh
As crowds attack newspaper offices and violence has killed 184 people, the optimism around Sheikh Hasina’s ove…
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Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online
Video shows Gen Xu Qinxian explaining why he refused to deploy troops to crush 1989 student-led demonstrations…
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Dashed dreams and land grabs: The rise of rural protests in China
Exclusive: Clashes over rural plots are increasing, as people whose big-city plans have evaporated return home…
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Protests erupt in China’s Guizhou province over cremation mandate
Villagers demonstrate against drive for alternative funeral practices instead of burial to preserve land resou…
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Sheikh Hasina: Why has the former PM of Bangladesh been sentenced to death? – video explainer
Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Dhaka …
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Thousands protest in the Philippines over disappeared flood defence funds – video
More than half a million people gathered in Rizal Park in Manila on Sunday wearing white shirts and carrying s…
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How gen Z used Discord to overthrow governments – video explainer
There have been a series of unprecedented protests in the global south led by gen Z, the demographic cohort bo…
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Unease at slow pace of change in Nepal one month on from gen Z protests
Promised crackdown on corruption is not happening fast enough for many who saw government toppled within a day…
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Ladakh statehood activist arrested days after violent crackdown by Modi
Sonam Wangchuk, who has been agitating against the government, was on his way to speak at a press briefingA re…