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Jimmy Lai trial: key points from media mogul’s testimony on first day

Detained pro-democracy activist spoke for first time about charges against him under Hong Kong national security law

The Guardian - UK

‘You have to be prepared for the worst’: making a film on the fight for democracy in Cuba

Documentary film-maker Nanfu Wang found difficulties while following an activist in Cuba for her revealing, and timely, new film Night is Not Eternal

The Guardian - US

My friend Joshua Wong is among those jailed in Hong Kong – the UK must stand up for these political prisoners

I too suffered this repression. The harsh sentences handed down to democracy activists cannot go unchallenged, says activist Nathan Law

The Guardian - UK

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Voting taking place on 10,117 polling stations in Mumbai: BMC

As assembly elections are being conducted in Maharashtra, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday conveyed that voting is taking place at around 10,117 polling stations in Mumbai. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai takes stand in collusion trial

Lai denies supporting Hong Kong independence, says his now-defunct newspaper stood for ‘core values’ of city’s people.

Al Jazeera

Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is expected to testify in his national security trial soon

The landmark national security trial of prominent Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai resumes Wednesday, with the founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily expected to testify in his defense soon

The Independent UK

Hong Kong Activists Sentenced To Jail Sparking International Criticism

45 activists in Hong Kong sentenced under national security law, drawing global criticism and raising concerns about civil liberties and democracy.

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The Conversation

Senegal’s elections were a triumph for democracy – what went right

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye unexpectedly called a snap legislative election which was held on 17 November. Faye was sworn in as president in April after a tumultuous period, triggered when former president Macky Sall postponed a scheduled presidential election. Mass protests followed, exposing the fragility of Senegal’s democratic institutions.…

The Guardian - US

To protect US democracy from tyrants, we must protect the truly free press

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Evening Standard

Pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong day after Starmer met President Xi

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insisted it was right to have ‘pragmatic’ engagement with China’s Xi Jinping.

International Business Times

Despondency And Defiance As 45 Hong Kong Campaigners Jailed

Under grey skies outside the court where 45 Hong Kong democracy campaigners were jailed for subversion on Tuesday, supporters were both despondent and defiant as a trial encapsulating the city's erosion of political freedoms finally came to a close.

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International Business Times

Scholar, Lawmakers And Journalist Among Hong Kongers Jailed

Hong Kong's largest national security trial came to an end on Tuesday with 45 pro-democracy figures jailed for holding an informal election over four years ago.

The Walrus

Will Trump Teach Us to Care about Democracy Again?

Organizing is now the only way forward

The Independent UK

Starmer criticised for meeting China’s Xi as Hong Kong freedom protesters were being jailed

Ex-leader of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party warns UK-China agreement before 1997 handover ‘evaporating’

Evening Standard

Top Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders sentenced to jail under controversial national security law

Western governments have criticised convictions of pro-democracy activists under controversial national security law

The Independent UK

Foreign governments, rights groups criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists

Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups

International Business Times

Acquitted 'Hong Kong 47' Defendant Sees Freedom As Responsibility

As the massive trial of the "Hong Kong 47" democracy campaigners ended on Tuesday, an acquitted member of the group watched from the sidelines and felt the weight of his freedom upon him.

International Business Times

Hong Kong Court Jails 45 Democracy Campaigners On Subversion Charges

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under its sweeping national security law, with "mastermind" Benny Tai receiving the longest sentence of 10 years.

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