HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police have arrested four people aged 16-21 for alleged crimes under the city’s new national security law, the first of those arrests outside of street protests since the legislation entered effective a month ago. Reporters take photos and videos of a police vehicle driving …
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BRUSSELS / AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Hungary, Poland and the Netherlands were victorious on Tuesday after a European Union summit left open the way to link a new coronavirus recovery fund to democratic values, raising questions on whether compliance would be possible or significant. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (left), European …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong applied on Monday to run for a seat in the Chinese-ruled city legislature, raising the possibility of a battle with authorities after that he was banned from participating in previous surveys. Wong is one of more than a dozen …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday in a protest in Moscow against constitutional reforms that give President Vladimir Putin the option of remaining in power for another 16 years, witnesses and a monitoring group said. Law enforcement officers detain a participant in a protest against amendments to …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed Western criticism on Wednesday after his two main opponents were excluded from next month’s presidential election and police arrested more than 250 protesters. Law enforcement officers detain a man outside the Belarusian electoral commission as people line up to file their complaints …
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