Tag Archives: Democracy

• Hundreds arrested after huge Hong Kong democracy protest 2 July 2014 | Aaron Tam This post has no comments yet

  Hong Kong police arrested more than 500 protesters at a sit-in early Wednesday following a huge pro-democracy rally that mobilised half a million people. ...

• Hong Kong marches for democracy as govt says “doing its utmost” 1 July 2014 | James Pomfret and Grace Li This post has no comments yet

  Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday, in possibly the biggest challenge to Chinese Communist Party rule in more than a decade. ...

• Hong Kong activists predict biggest protest since China handover 25 June 2014 | Aaron Tam This post has no comments yet

  Activists expect more than half a million people to take to the streets on Hong Kong's annual protest day in what would be the biggest march since Britain handed the city back to China. ...

• Hong Kong’s democracy ‘referendum’ likely to rile China’s communists 19 June 2014 | James Pomfret and Greg Torode This post has no comments yet

  Hong Kong holds a controversial "referendum" on democracy on Friday, a prelude to an escalating campaign of dissent that could shut down the former British colony's financial district. ...

• China warns of limits to Hong Kong freedom as protests loom 12 June 2014 This post has no comments yet

  China warned Hong Kong on Tuesday that there were limits to its freedom and it should adhere strictly to the law ahead of a planned pro-democracy protest. ...

• Dalai Lama marks Tiananmen anniversary, calls for democracy in China 5 June 2014 This post has no comments yet

  Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama marked the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing by urging China to embrace democracy and, offering prayers for the protest "martyrs". ...

• Tibetans to vote for first time in India 2 May 2014 | S Gopal Puri This post has no comments yet

  History will be scripted in Himachal Pradesh on 7 May when the state goes to polls. As many as 217 Tibetan youths in Kangra would be casting their ballot in the Lok Sabha elections for the first time. ...

• Meghalaya groups oppose Tibetan refugees enrolment as voters 14 April 2014 This post has no comments yet

  Meghalaya's powerful pressure groups - the Khasi Students' Union and the Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People - Friday opposed inclusion of Tibetan refugees in the electoral rolls of the northeastern state. ...

• Many Tibetans will not be able to vote in Delhi 9 April 2014 This post has no comments yet

  As the national capital votes tomorrow, a large section of Tibetans here say they will not be able to exercise their franchise despite a court ordering inclusion of their names in electoral roll. ...

• India opposition could clinch election win: Opinion polls 5 April 2014 | Mayank Bhardwaj This post has no comments yet

  India's main opposition party of prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi and its allies are set to emerge as the biggest group in an election beginning on Monday. ...