[ad_1] HONG KONG — As Taiwan’s presidential election approaches, many immigrants from Hong Kong, witnesses to the alarming erosion of civil liberties at home, are supporting the ruling Democratic Progressive…
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Poland’s new government must restore artist freedoms, NGO says
[ad_1] Poland’s nationalist government dismantled artistic freedoms over eight years but Donald Tusk’s coalition can and should undo the damage, according to the Artistic Freedom Initiative. ADVERTISEMENT In their eight…
A Nuclear Assault on South Africa’s Freedoms
[ad_1] Attempts are underway to suppress and even demonize anti-nuclear protesters in South Africa. (Photo of 2016 Johannesburg protest by Linda Pentz Gunter) A considerable number of pro-nuclear articles penned…
Hong Kong’s Freedoms: What China Promised and How It’s Cracking Down
[ad_1] Introduction China pledged to preserve much of what makes Hong Kong unique when the former British colony was handed over more than two decades ago. Beijing said it would…
EU report condemns Chinese ‘dismantling’ of Hong Kong freedoms
[ad_1] China is “dismantling” the principle of ‘one country, two systems’ and eroding Hong Kong’s autonomy, democratic principles and fundamental freedoms, the EU has said in a new report. The…
EU Report: Further Decline of Freedoms in Hong Kong
[ad_1] The European Commission and the High Representative have today adopted the 25th annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on political and economic developments in the Hong…
Over half of Italians back giving up freedoms for public health amid COVID-19 – survey
[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – More than half of Italians think it is right to give up personal freedom to protect public health, a survey said on Friday, suggesting the government’s…
China condemns EU Parliament’s resolution on Hong Kong’s shrinking freedoms
[ad_1] HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry condemned a resolution passed by the European Parliament concerning Hong Kong’s shrinking rights to free speech, even as Beijing seeks to restore…
Hong Kong’s economy is recovering, but its freedoms are not
[ad_1] HONG KONG — Like most people in Hong Kong, taxi driver Leung Tat-chong says it feels like the city is recovering after years of protests, crackdowns and pandemic restrictions,…
Over half of Italians back giving up freedoms for public health amid COVID-19: survey
[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – More than half of Italians think it is right to give up personal freedom to protect public health, a survey said on Friday, suggesting the government’s…