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In the first of a series of columns for the Guardian from his cell, the political activist says his detention is shining a light on China’s authoritarianism.
Hong Kong: Joshua Wong, Hong Kong's Most Prominent Pro-Democracy Activist, Has Been Jailed Again
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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for his role in massive protests in 2014, dealing another blow to the pro-democratic youth movement in this semi-autonomous region of China.
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Torture
Hong Kong: protesters say they were tortured in prison
Three anti-government protesters said on Tuesday that they had been tortured and abused while
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Women
One-fifth of Hong Kong’s prison population is female, the highest proportion of any major country in the world. Activists say local laws are stacked against women, in particular foreign women.
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Mario de los Reyes is gasping for air.
It’s just after midday on a hot afternoon in late May and the sun is baking the concrete yard where the 64-year-old has been playing football with fellow maximum security inmates at Stanley Prison. But this isn’t just the heat and exertion from exercise; somet…
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Discipline
Elite anti-riot guards called in to deal with protest in dining hall.
Heavily armed anti-riot prison guards ended a hunger strike attempt by more than 130 inmates at one of Hong Kong’s highest security prisons as they occupied a dining hall to protest disciplinary actions against three fellow priso…
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Justice
Les crimes contre la sécurité nationale pourront être passibles de la prison à vie à Hong Kong où la justice chinoise sera désormais compétente pour les plus “graves” d’entre eux, d’après une nouvelle loi adoptée mardi 30 juin au pas de charge à Pékin.
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Protest
Hong Kong : premier suspect reconnu coupable en vertu de la loi sur la sécurité
Un Hongkongais a été condamné mardi pour terrorisme et incitation à
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Minors
Access to legal rights
Justice
China: cien días después, se deben respetar los derechos de los jóvenes de Hong Kong detenidos
Los derechos humanos de 12 jóvenes de Hong Kong (11
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Overcrowding
China: welfare petition with 100,000 signatures pours heat on Hong Kong prison bosses to protect inmates from sweltering weather
The drive, initiated
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Minors
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Torture
Violence
China: jóvenes de Hong Kong en peligro de tortura tras su sentencia condenatoria en un juicio injusto
En respuesta a las penas impuestas a 10
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Pre-trial detention
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Hong Kong: la detención masiva de figuras de la oposición pone de relieve la capacidad represiva de la ley de seguridad nacional
Es la más clara
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Minors
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Protest
nationale à Hong Kong. Ils voulaient se réfugier à Taïwan, mais avaient été arrêtés en mer le 23 août par la police maritime chinoise à 70 km des côtes
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The Chinese rights activist Ji Sizun was released from prison in late April after serving four and a half years on fabricated charges of “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order” and “picking quarrels.” But rather than returning home, the 69-year-old Ji was taken straight to the intensive care un…
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Liu was awarded Nobel peace prize in 2010 while serving 11-year sentence for inciting subversion of state power
Women in prison: a "tough place"
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Women
Europe
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Women and girls make up 7% of the global prison population, in various proportions. While they represent 3% in African countries, it goes up to 8 % in the Americas, and 6 % in Europe. The highest proportions are found in Hong Kong-China (21%), Laos (18%) or Qatar (15%).
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Professeur de théorie politique à l’Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Jean-Yves Pranchère est le co-auteur avec sa collègue de l’ULB, Justine Lacroix, d’un salutaire et décapant essai, Les droits de l’homme rendent-ils idiot ? (Seuil, 2019). Ils y expliquent comment le fait de se réclamer d’une…
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Coronavirus
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The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells.
What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31…