Tag Archives: Democracy

• People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary US haven 5 August 2021 | Ben Fox This post has no comments yet

  President Joe Biden granted temporary refuge Thursday to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government's effort to crush the pro-democracy movement and tighten its control on a city once known for its freedom. ...

• Hong Kong pro-democracy group downsizes amid crackdown 10 July 2021 This post has no comments yet

  One of Hong Kong’s most established pro-democracy civic organizations said Saturday it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steering committee amid Beijing’s crackdown on opposition activity in the semi-autonomous city. ...

• Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at Hong Kong’s airport 28 June 2021 | Zen Soo This post has one comment

  An editorial writer of the now-defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested at the airport on Sunday night while attempting to leave the city, local media reported. ...

• Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily is closing 23 June 2021 | Su Xinqi and Yan Zhao This post has no comments yet

  Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily announced Wednesday it will print its final edition after authorities arrested staff and froze its assets under a new national security law, silencing the city's most China critical media outlet ...

• Tibetan EC appeals 22 MPs to take oath to end Parliament deadlock 18 June 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 31 comments

  With half the members of the hung Tibetan Parliament-in-exile refusing to take oath before the Protem Speaker, Tibetan Election Commissioner Wangdu Tsering Pesur appealed to them to reconsider their decision. ...

• Editors of Hong Kong newspaper arrested under security law 17 June 2021 | Zen Soo This post has one comment

  Hong Kong police used a sweeping national security law Thursday to arrest five editors and executives of a pro-democracy newspaper on charges of colluding with foreign powers — the first time the legislation has been used against the press ...

• Can we have nominated Choeluk MPs? 16 June 2021 | Norbu Tsering This post has 38 comments

  Monks are supposed to have preferred the life of spirituality to the tumultuous life of the layman. Throwing them into the messy business of parliamentary politics can be a disservice to the Buddha. ...

• Myanmar puts Suu Kyi on trial on charges critics call bogus 15 June 2021 | Grant Peck This post has one comment

  Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial Monday on charges that many observers say are an attempt by the junta that deposed her to eliminate her as a political force, erase the country’s democratic gains. ...

• Tibetan Parliament crisis continues with no end in sight 12 June 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 14 comments

  The ongoing crisis of the Tibetan Parliament, which has seen two factions challenging each other over the validity of taking oath before the Protem Speaker, continues with no end in sight. ...

• New Tibetan Parliament in limbo, half of oaths nullified 8 June 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 62 comments

  Protem Speaker Dawa Tsering took oath before Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Norbu Dagpo at 9am, and then administered oath of office to all the ten members of Amdo, nine from U-Tsang, two from Europe, and one from North America, at 10am. ...