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World Condemns Myanmar Junta for ‘cruel’ Execution of Activists
Date: July 25, 2022
(Reuters) -Myanmar’s ruling military announced on Monday it had executed four democracy activists accused of aiding “terror acts”, sparking widespread condemnation of the country’s first executions in decades. Sentenced to death in secretive trials in January and April, the men were accused of helping a civilian resistance movement that has fought the military since last...
Forty-Five Nations Pledge to Coordinate Evidence of War Crimes in Ukraine
Date: July 14, 2022
By Anthony Deutsch and Robin Emmott THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The United States and more 40 other countries agreed on Thursday to coordinate investigations into suspected war crimes in Ukraine, shortly after what Kyiv said was a Russian missile strike that killed civilians far from front lines. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the international conference that...
Veteran Hong Kong Activist Jailed for Unlawful Assembly
Date: July 13, 2022
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court sentenced a 66-year-old activist known as “Grandma Wong” to eight months’ imprisonment on Wednesday, in the second jailing of a veteran Hong Kong democracy campaigner in as many days. Alexandra Wong Fung-yiu had been charged with two counts of unlawful assembly from 2019, when millions had taken...
Britons Accuse UAE of Torture Before U.N. Committee
Date: July 12, 2022
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Two British men who had been detained in the United Arab Emirates gave evidence before a U.N. committee on torture on Tuesday, with one saying he was subjected to solitary confinement and the other abuse with an electric shock baton. The UAE rejects the allegations. Matthew Hedges and Ali...
Lawyers Defending Hong Kong Tycoon Say They Have Received Threats
Date: July 8, 2022
By Anne Marie Roantree and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) -Barristers from a British law firm who are representing jailed Hong Kong tycoon and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai said on Thursday they had received anonymous e-mails warning them against travelling to the city to defend him. Lai is among the most prominent people in Hong...
Exclusive-Pope Hopes China Deal on Bishops Will Be Renewed Soon
Date: July 5, 2022
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said that while the Vatican’s secret and contested agreement with China on the appointment of Roman Catholic bishops is not ideal, he hopes it can be renewed in October because the Church takes the long view. Relations with China was one of the many Church and...