Tag Archives: Democracy

• Exile Tibetans gearing up for general elections 2021 5 August 2020 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has one comment

  The Chief Election Commissioner of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Wangdu Tsering Pesur, announced the commencement of the 2021 exile Tibetan general elections to elect a new president and Tibetan Parliament members. ...

• Hong Kong postpones elections by a year over coronavirus pandemic 31 July 2020 | Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao This post has one comment

  Hong Kong's democracy supporters were dealt a huge blow Friday as authorities postponed local elections for a year because of the coronavirus, capping a devastating month of political disqualifications, arrests for social media posts. ...

• Dalai Lama praises Lee Teng-hui for his contribution to Taiwan’s democracy | Tibet Sun Online News This post has 2 comments

  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama expressed his grief over the death of former President of Taiwan Lee Teng-hui, and said that Lee was an ally of the Tibetan people and did what he could to support them. ...

• Lee Teng-hui, who transformed Taiwan into democracy, dies 30 July 2020 | Amber Wang This post has no comments yet

  Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-hui, who defied China and earned the nickname "Mr Democracy" for the part he played in the island's transition away from authoritarian rule, died Thursday aged 97. ...

• Democracy activist Joshua Wong launches bid for Hong Kong legislature 21 July 2020 | Carol Mang and Yanni Chow This post has no comments yet

  Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong applied on Monday to run for a seat in the Chinese-ruled city’s legislature, raising the prospect of a battle with authorities after being barred from running in previous polls. ...

• Hong Kong man first to be charged under new China security law 3 July 2020 | Jessie Pang and Anne Marie Roantree This post has no comments yet

  A man carrying a “Liberate Hong Kong” sign as he drove a motorcycle into police at a protest against the territory’s Chinese rulers became on Friday the first person charged with inciting separatism and terrorism under a new security law. ...

• Hong Kong activists discuss ‘parliament-in-exile’ after China crackdown 2 July 2020 | Natalie Thomas and Guy Faulconbridge This post has 2 comments

  Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are discussing a plan to create an unofficial parliament-in-exile to keep the flame of democracy alive and send a message to China that freedom cannot be crushed, campaigner Simon Cheng told Reuters. ...

• Russians grant Putin right to extend his rule until 2036 in landslide vote 1 July 2020 | Andrew Osborn and Anton Zverev This post has no comments yet

  Russians opened the door to Vladimir Putin staying in power until 2036 by voting overwhelmingly for constitutional changes that will allow him to run again for president twice, but critics said the outcome was falsified. ...

• China is playing with fire in Hong Kong | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

  The rest of the world should not remain a mere spectator of the events in Hong Kong. The people must rise, and the governments must take action. ...

• Hong Kong marks handover anniversary with new security law arrests | Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao This post has one comment

  Hong Kong police made the first arrests under Beijing's new national security law on Wednesday as the city greeted the anniversary of its handover to China with protesters fleeing water cannon. ...