pro-democracy protests

The Chinese and Hong Kong governments say the national security laws were necessary to restore order after mass pro-democracy protests.

After the military takeover, there were extended internet blackouts in an apparent effort to hamper the protest movement.

The charges come while leaders of pro-democracy protests are in jail awaiting trial for alleged royal insults.

It's an act unthinkable before the protests that have roiled the country in recent months.

Protesters had defied a ban on gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

In chaotic scenes reminiscent of mass pro-democracy protests in 2014, demonstrators charged metal fences set up by police outside China's liaison office in the semi-autonomous city .

Thailand on Wednesday barred entry to a Hong Kong student activist who helped organise pro-democracy protests in the Chinese-ruled city in 2014, with a newspaper saying he had been "blacklisted".

Hong Kong votes in district level elections on Sunday that will mark the first real test of public sentiment since pro-democracy protests crippled parts of the Chinese-controlled city last year.

A month into the mass pro-democracy protests gripping Hong Kong, the movement is under pressure to keep up momentum -- but those on the streets say their vigil has already changed the city for good.

Hong Kong civil servants returned to work at the government's headquarters Monday as pro-democracy protests which have paralysed the area for more than a week subsided.

Hong Kong retailers have taken a huge hit from week-long mass protests that have brought the city to a standstill.

Fresh clashes broke out at Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests early Sunday with riot police using batons and pepper spray to fight back demonstrators.

From a 17-year-old student firebrand to academics, lawyers, bankers and a Baptist minister, the most prominent leaders of the pro-democracy protests sweeping Hong Kong span a range of occupations.

Hong Kong police have arrested eight suspected members of triad criminal gangs over clashes at ongoing pro-democracy protests.

Facts about the current pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong - the worst political crisis since its 1997 handover.

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.