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Radio Free Asia
@RadioFreeAsia
Delivering reliable, uncensored news and providing an open forum for citizens in Asian countries that restrict media, free press and free speech.
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Nov 24, 2021
    North Korea has sentenced to death a man who smuggled and sold copies of the Netflix series “Squid Game” after authorities caught seven high school students watching the Korean-language global hit show, sources in the country told RFA. bit.ly/NKSquid
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Mar 4, 2021
    Security forces in recent days have destroyed ambulances, medical equipment, and internationally recognized Red Cross flags, and have injured medics, according to the Myanmar Red Cross Society.
    A Myanmar policemen kicks a volunteer medic after officers pull over his ambulance in North Okkalapa towsship, Yangon, Mar. 3, 2021.
    Medics, Aid Volunteers Become Latest Targets of Myanmar Junta’s Brutality
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Oct 10, 2019
    Here’s the latest from RFA cartoonist Rebel Pepper – U.S. Companies Kowtow Before China. Numerous U.S. companies have run afoul of Chinese nationalism under the rule of President Xi Jinping. Recent examples include Apple Computers, game-maker Blizzard, and the NBA.
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Jun 3, 2023
    On the eve of the 34th anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square, Radio Free Asia collected stories from young Chinese netizens about their knowledge of the events surrounding June 4, 1989. en.rfa.org/june489
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Jan 2, 2020
    A huge New Year's Day pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong ends with clashes between police and protesters. More than 100 people were detained. Demonstrators are trying to carry their movement's momentum into 2020.
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Dec 19, 2019
    "The freezing of these assets is appalling, and sets a dreadful precedent in one of the world's major financial centres," said the U.K.-based rights group Hong Kong Watch.
    Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (C), who was disqualified from running, queues up to cast his vote during district council elections in the South Horizons district in Hong Kong, Nov. 24, 2019.
    Hong Kong Democracy Movement Left Reeling by Police Seizure of Crowd-Funded Account
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Mar 12, 2020
    "Hong Kong is no longer a place ruled by law, and we hope that true Hong Kong people can persist," Yip said. "The government has taken the wrong path, believing that the problem can be resolved with violence."
    Hongkongers marked the nine-month anniversary of attacks by riot police on unarmed protesters at the start of anti-extradition protests June 12, 2019, with screenings of videos of police violence, March 12, 2020.
    Riot Police Shove Journalists as Hong Kong Marks June 12 Police Violence
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Dec 23, 2019
    A petition calling on the U.S. to freeze an equivalent amount of Chinese-owned assets in the U.S. had gotten more than 12,000 signatures. "The attempt is just to suppress Hong Kongers' human rights."
    A group of protesters gather inside the Revenue Tower in Hong Kong, Dec. 23, 2019.
    Thousands Rally in Hong Kong After Police Freeze Crowd-Funded Millions
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Jun 3, 2023
    Tiananmen Mothers, a group representing victims of the June 4 massacre that ended weeks of pro-democracy protests in 1989 has called on Xi Jinping to take responsibility for the actions of the government ahead of this year's 34th anniversary. en.rfa.org/eXp1LM
    Residents welcome troops loyal to the moderate Chinese leadership in Beijing, June 6, 1989. (Associated Press)
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Jan 10, 2020
    "Hong Kong is under-resourced to deal with this excess mental health burden," professor Gabriel Leung, dean of medicine at the University of Hong Kong, who co-led the research, told reporters.
    Police detain a man (C) after a pro-democracy march that drew tens of thousands of protesters in Hong Kong, Jan. 1, 2020.
    One in Three Hong Kong Adults Likely Have Post-Traumatic Stress: Study
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Jan 2, 2020
    "Hong Kong's people have shown us that 'one country, two systems' is absolutely not viable," Tsai said.
    Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a graduation ceremony for Investigation Bureau agents in New Taipei City, Dec. 26, 2019.
    President Tsai Ing-wen Calls on Beijing to Treat Taiwan as a Sovereign State
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Jun 3, 2024
    June 4 marks the 35th anniversary of the #Tiananmen massacre, in which the People’s Liberation Army killed hundreds, possibly thousands of civilians, stamping out weeks of protests in the heart of China’s capital.
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    Radio Free Asia
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    Mar 19, 2020
    "I don't think Hong Kong really enjoys academic freedom," Wong said. "Naturally, you can publish freely, but you may suffer revenge or retaliation afterwards ... perhaps by losing your job or being asked not to say anything."
    A passenger wears a face mask as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as he travels on the city-linked train to Hong Kong’s international airport, March 19, 2020.
    Hong Kong Expert Withdraws Article Blaming China For Coronavirus
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    Radio Free Asia
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    May 24, 2020
    Protests erupt in Hong Kong, and police respond with tear gas and water cannons. The protesters are angry at plans by Beijing to impose tough national security laws and crack down on dissent in Hong Kong.
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