Convictions of Hong Kong Activists Show Beijing’s Contempt for Democracy, Say Human Rights GroupsThe government’s plan to add an additional $50 billion (US$33 billion) to defence spending over the next decade will not enable Australia to scale up its defence should there be a threat in the region in the short term, according to the Australian

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Convictions of Hong Kong Activists Show Beijing’s Contempt for Democracy, Say Human Rights GroupsA Hong Kong court has convicted 14 pro-democracy activists under the draconian National Security Law imposed by Beijing that has effectively silenced public dissent, leading Human Rights Watch to call for the verdicts of what it labels a “show trial” to

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