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Hong Kong was a place of freedom in Asia. Today, the Chinese Special Administrative Region symbolises the global fight between democratic and authoritarian systems. Since a controversial security law came into force in Hong Kong last July, the activists Nathan Law, Finn Lau, Simon Cheng and Jim Wong have virtually been declared enemies of the state. They all needed to get out of their homeland fast. For security reasons, they were unable to bid farewell to family and friends and fled to the safe haven of the former colonial power of Great Britain. From afar, they are doing what colleagues at home would be imprisoned for, speaking openly about what is happening in Hong Kong, denouncing abuses there and criticising China. But here, even in a supposedly free Europe, they still have to fear China’s influence. The result is a life in isolation, dogged by the constant fear of attack or abduction and endangering their loved ones back home. The report sh
InfoMigrants By Charlotte Oberti Published on : 2021/03/01
What happens to migrants who are rescued in the Mediterranean Sea and then brought to shore in Italy? InfoMigrants explains the procedure of fingerprinting, compulsory health quarantine, and the steps that follow.
This article was updated in February 2021.
Migrants who embark on the highly dangerous journey accross the Mediterranean Sea do so in the hope of being rescued by a humanitarian aid vessel or by coast guards who will bring them to a European country.
Although landings occur in Malta, Cyprus and Spain, Italy remains the country where the most ships come ashore after a rescue. In 2020, the number of migrants arriving by sea in Italy exceeded 34,000, mainly on the islands of Lampedusa and Sicily and in the toe of Italy, Calabria.
Papatoetoe police shooting: The 501 killed - four years from deportation to death and his final words to his son
26 Feb, 2021 10:00 PM
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Tangaru Turia, 34, was six months old when he left New Zealand, living in Australia until he was deported in 2017. Turia was shot dead by police while brandishing a shotgun. Photo / Supplied
The man shot dead by police in South Auckland had lived in Australia since he was six months old - and his family intend bringing him home to Sydney where he will be laid to rest.
His mother, Moana Taverio, told the Herald the 501 deportee had struggled for four years to fit into New Zealand.
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BY JERRY CHOONG
Rohingya refugee women and children walks to the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf in this file picture taken on September 5, 2017. Reuters pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 A coalition of international human rights organisations highlighted today its concerns that Malaysia had shipped children to Myanmar alone where they risked repercussions of their families who fled the South-east Asian country for asylum.
The coalition includes the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, the Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights and the International Detention Coalition.
This is a transcript of Episode 4 of The Conversation Weekly: Leaving Hong Kong after China’s clampdown: where are people thinking of going and why?. In this week’s episode, three experts explain why more people are thinking of leaving Hong Kong – and the choices they face about where to go. And we hear about new research that has found a new way to speed up the search for that elusive enigma: dark matter.
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Dan Merino: Hello and welcome to The Conversation Weekly.
Gemma Ware: In this episode, three experts explain why people are leaving Hong Kong, where they’re going and why.