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Suu Kyi turns up heat as Myanmar starts charter debate
Jun 23, 2015 (AFP)
Aung San Suu Kyi made a fresh call Tuesday for changes to Myanmar's junta-era constitution as lawmakers began a debate that will test the army's determination t...
Faith, freedom and firebombs: Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai
Jun 22, 2015 (AFP)
As one of Hong Kong's most outspoken democracy advocates, media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been on the receiving end of everything from rotten animal entrails to Molo...
Young Hong Kongers seek new path in democracy battle
Jun 21, 2015 (AFP)
With the defeat this week of the Beijing-backed political reform plan they slammed as "fake democracy", Hong Kong's young protesters are questioning how to take...
Hong Kong lawmakers reject 'fake democracy' package
Jun 18, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday rejected a Beijing-backed electoral reform package derided as "fake democracy" during mass protests last year, leaving the city ...
Political showdown in Hong Kong ahead of key reform vote
Jun 17, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong lawmakers laid bare the city's entrenched political divide Wednesday as they locked horns over a reform package ahead of a key vote that pits democrac...
China warns against 'radical forces' in Hong Kong
Jun 16, 2015 (AFP)
China warned Tuesday against "radical forces" in Hong Kong after police arrested 10 people on suspicion of making explosives ahead of a vote on a controversial ...
Hong Kong democracy groups rally as key vote looms
Jun 14, 2015 (AFP)
Pro-democracy campaigners took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday, but in far smaller numbers than expected, before a vote on a political reform package that ha...
China media calls on Ai Weiwei to change politics after rare show
Jun 11, 2015 (AFP)
A Chinese newspaper with close links to the Communist Party on Thursday called on famed artist Ai Weiwei to abandon his "previous politics" after the dissident ...
Kurds hope for Turkey peace boost from HDP surge
Jun 09, 2015 (AFP)
Turkey's Kurds are hoping the electoral success of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) will advance their standing in parliament and spur a stutteri...
Greenpeace says India barred activist from entry
Jun 08, 2015 (AFP)
Greenpeace said Monday an Australian staff member had been barred from entering India despite holding a valid visa, in what it said was the latest crackdown aga...
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi to make first China trip next week
Jun 05, 2015 (AFP)
Myanmar's opposition leader and democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi will visit China for the first time next week, Beijing and her party said Friday, at a time ...
Thousands rally in Hong Kong for Tiananmen vigil
Jun 04, 2015 (AFP)
A park in central Hong Kong turned into a sea of candles Thursday as tens of thousands gathered to mark the 26th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdo...
Millennials favor Facebook for US political news: study
Jun 01, 2015 (AFP)
When it comes to political news, Millennials are more likely to turn to Facebook than their television-watching Baby Boomer elders, a Pew Research Center study ...
No end to Hong Kong political battle as last-ditch meeting fails
May 31, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers said on Sunday they would "definitely" veto the government's planned political reforms after a last-ditch meeting with Chinese...
Cairo yearns for liberal heyday of its park of romance
May 29, 2015 (AFP)
It was a symbol of a more liberal Egypt where young Muslims and Christians mingled under its leafy canopies, bands played and a young Omar Sharif wooed the glam...
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker barred from Malaysia
May 29, 2015 (AFP)
Malaysia barred a veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker from entering the country Friday branding him a "troublemaker", days after student leader Joshua Wong...
Hong Kong leader clashes with democrats ahead of key vote
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong's leader was challenged to step down Thursday as he clashed with angry pro-democracy lawmakers over the government's controversial electoral reform pa...
Russian NGOs fear fresh crackdown after 'undesirable' law
May 27, 2015 (AFP)
Already branded "foreign agents" while endeavouring to help abuse victims or protect the environment, Russian activists fear a new law against "undesirable" NGO...
Battle for hearts and minds in Hong Kong ahead of key vote
May 26, 2015 (AFP)
From open-top bus tours and neighbourhood rallies to bicycle protests and dance routines, campaigners in Hong Kong are employing a range of tactics to win heart...
Malaysia bars Hong Kong student leader Wong for 'anti-China' views
May 26, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong pro-democracy student leader Joshua Wong was barred Tuesday from entering Malaysia because of fears he would threaten ties with China, the country's p...
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