freedom – Thinking Port

Chinese state media pump up the jam to slam Hong Kong protests

August 19, 2019 admin China, Democracy, extradition bill, freedom, Hong Kong, international news, Latest News Stories, Media, news, politics, rights, Unrest, World, World News

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 06:31:04 +0000

BEIJING — “Get those foreign agents outta town”, roars a music video by a patriotic Chinese rap group, one of a slew of creative efforts by Beijing attacking Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement as violent and spurred on by overseas governments. The rap video, overlaid with clips of protesters clashing with police and breaking into Hong […]

The post Chinese state media pump up the jam to slam Hong Kong protests appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News Philippines

Poe: Law shouldn’t be used to curtail freedoms

August 13, 2019 admin anti-subversion law, Constitution, Democracy, freedom, Grace Poe, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, Policy, rights, Subversion

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:23:52 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — A law should not be used to weaken the mechanisms of democracy. This was what Senator Grace Poe said Tuesday amid a proposal to put back a law criminalizing subversion. “Ang alam ko, hindi ito kinatigan ng korte, kaya nga hindi natuloy,” Poe told reporters at the Senate when asked about her […]

The post Poe: Law shouldn’t be used to curtail freedoms appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News Philippines

Hong Kong police demonstrate water cannon as protests linger

August 12, 2019 admin China, conflict, Democracy, extradition bill, freedom, Hong Kong, international news, Latest News Stories, news, police, politics, protest, rally, Unrest, World, World News

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 07:38:36 +0000

Hong Kong police are showing off water cannons as pro-democracy street protests in the Chinese region stretch into their 10th week.

The post Hong Kong police demonstrate water cannon as protests linger appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News Philippines

‘They’re being used’: Hong Kong protests divide neighborhood

August 11, 2019 admin China, conflict, Democracy, extradition bill, freedom, Hong Kong, international news, Latest News Stories, news, police, politics, protest, rally, Unrest, World, World News

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:07:35 +0000

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters boast of a broad support base but their movement has divided some neighborhoods.

The post ‘They’re being used’: Hong Kong protests divide neighborhood appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News Philippines

Hong Kong students issue government deadline over demands

June 19, 2019 admin Carrie Lam, China, Extradition, freedom, Hong Kong, Independence, international news, Latest News Stories, news, one country two systems, politics, rally, rights, Students, World, World News, Xi Jinping

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:00:21 +0000

A Hong Kong student group has demanded that the city completely scrap a politically charged extradition bill and agree to investigate police tactics against protesters before a Thursday deadline or face further street demonstrations.

The post Hong Kong students issue government deadline over demands appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News