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    Senegal’s president renews faith in democracy

    27 Mar 2024

    Senegal has elected a new president through the poll on Sunday. Opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was the winner. He was chosen the opposition’s presidential pick after the prominent opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was debarred from contesting due to a conviction by a court.

    Thousands of anti-coup activists hold street protests in Myanmar

    25 Mar 2021

    Street protests were held in the commercial capital Yangon, the central city of Monywa and several other towns, a day after a nationwide silent strike saw businesses shut and people stay at home in protest against the military coup in the Southeast Asian country.

    Hearing for Hong Kong democracy activists resumes after marathon session

    02 Mar 2021

    The activists are accused of organising and participating in an unofficial primary poll last July aimed at selecting the strongest candidates for a legislative council election that the government later postponed, citing the coronavirus.

    Hong Kong democracy activists’ court hearing enters 4th day

    04 Mar 2021

    If the defendants are denied bail, it would mean that most of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy figures would be in jail or in self-exile abroad amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

    12 more killed in Myanmar as US, allies vow to restore democracy

    14 Mar 2021

    Saturday's calls for protests came as the leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan vowed to work together to restore democracy in Myanmar where violence has escalated as authorities crack down on protests and civil disobedience.

    Myanmar junta leader pledges democracy at Army Day parade

    27 Mar 2021

    He said the army had to seize power on Feb.1 because of unlawful acts by the ousted ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) of now detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, adding that some party leaders had been found guilty of corruption and legal action was being taken against them.

    Thailand cracks down on pro-democracy protests

    15 Oct 2020

    Three top activists were among nearly two dozen arrested under a decree that also banned gatherings of more than four people after months of student-led protests against the government.

    Hong Kong activists appear in court over banned Tiananmen vigil

    05 Feb 2021

    Hong Kong traditionally holds the largest vigil in the world every year, although it was banned in 2020, with authorities giving the risk of spreading the coronavirus as the reason. The vigils have always been banned in mainland China.

    Two plead guilty as leading Hong Kong activists go on trial

    16 Feb 2021

    The two were among nine prominent activists whose trial got under way in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. The nine were arrested with several others in April last year in what was seen as a move to crack down on dissent.

    Protesters mass in Hong Kong before anthem law is debated

    27 May 2020

    At least 16 people, most of them teenagers, were arrested on charges of possessing items fit for unlawful purposes, such as petrol bombs and screwdrivers. Three of the people arrested were charged for dangerous driving.

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