Hong Kong court jails Tiananmen anniversary vigil organisers
Prosecutors said Chow Hang-Tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong were under foreign influence but refused to say who it was A Hong Kong court has...
Month : March 2023
Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian judge rules
Gesture may not be civil or polite but ‘it is not a crime’ and is protected under Canada’s constitution, judgment says Giving your neighbour the...
Canada: inquiry into police unit accused of excessive force against green activists
Officers with C-IRG accused of ripping off protesters’ masks and pepper-spraying them during protest in British Columbia Canada’s federal police force has opened an investigation...
Record deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest shows challenge facing Lula
Satellites show record destruction for the month of February as new government tries to undo damage wreaked under Bolsonaro Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose...
Children face acute risk amid Malawi’s deadliest cholera outbreak
The disease, which has killed 1,500 people since last March, has been aggravated by heavy rains and an overburdened health system Malawi’s cholera outbreak is...
‘A win for Jamaica’: 15 people convicted in landmark gang-busting trial
Marathon trial, which lasted a year and a half, sees people convicted on charges ranging from gang membership to murder Fifteen people have been convicted...
Mexican president rejects ‘irresponsible’ calls for US military action against cartels
López Obrador says proposals from US lawmakers in wake of killings of two Americans ‘an offense to the people of Mexico’ The Mexican president, Andrés...
Nigeria postpones state elections amid dispute over presidential vote
Electoral commission says it is pushing back polling due to problems with digital voting system Nigeria has postponed Saturday’s crucial state elections amid wrangling over...
TikTok unveils European data security plan amid calls for US ban
Move comes as White House backs bill that could give it power to ban Chinese-owned app nationwide TikTok has announced a data security regime for...
