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Hong Kong (Sputnik/UNI) Over 1.7 million people have taken part in the anti-government demonstration in Hong Kong on Sunday, the rally’s organizers said. Earlier in the day, the opposition Civil Human Rights Front organized a mass demonstration in Victoria Park. Even though the police only sanctioned the rally in Victoria Park, the protesters, despite rainy weather, soon left the park to join an unauthorized march. more
Tens of thousands of protesters March in center of Hong Kong despite police ban

Hong Kong  (Sputnik/UNI) Tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched in the center of Hong Kong despite a police ban and rainy weather, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday ...

UN warns of spike in grave violations against children in Mali as ‘the new normal’

New York: Voicing great concern over a sharp increase in the killing and maiming of children in Mali due to ongoing fighting and instability, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and par ...

Iran: Prisoner of conscience flogged 100 times for ‘drinking alcohol and insulting Islam’

New York: The flogging of Kurdish singer and prisoner of conscience Peyman Mirzazadeh 100 times demonstrates the shocking brutality of Iran’s justice system, said Amnesty Internatio ...

Bangladesh hands list of 25,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

Dhaka: Keeping in mind the repatriation process, Bangladesh on Monday handed over names of 25,000 Rohingyas to Myanmar.

Hong Kong demonstration: Police fire tear gas shells at Yuen Long rally

Hong Kong City: The Hong Kong Police fired tear gas shells on thousands of pro-democracy protesters in northern district of Yuen Long who had gathered for an unauthorized demonstration in ...

Inclusive peace in Afghanistan means ‘women at the centre’ urges UN deputy chief in Kabul

New York, July 22 (JEN): The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts to forge ...

Bangladesh: Sedition charge against Priya Saha dismissed

Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected a sedition case filed against Bangladeshi national Priya Saha for making remarks on religious persecution in her country during her meeting with US ...

Bangladesh: RAB arrests 13 alleged human traffickers including 2 Rohingya women

Dhaka: Bangladesh's RAB officials have arrested 13 people for their alleged role in trafficking people to Malaysia and the Middle East, media reports said on Saturday.

Politicization of migrant ‘crisis’ in Hungary making them scapegoats, independent UN human rights expert warns

New York, July 18 (JEN): Expressing deep concern over how migration and migrants themselves are being politicized and scapegoated in Hungary, an independent United Nations human rights ex ...