Posts tagged pro-democracy protest
Jimmy Lai, Chinese Catholic Financier, Acquitted Of First In A Series Of Charges
Jimmy Lai, Chinese Catholic Financier, Acquitted Of First In A Series Of Charges

Jimmy Lai is one of the most prominent Catholics in China, known for his pro-democracy involvement and financing of underground Catholic churches. He was acquitted on Thursday from the charge of intimidating a reporter of a rival newspaper. He will now face several more charges in Chinese courts.

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News, AsiaTimothy NerozziTimothy Nerozzi, Jimmy Lai, China, The Oriental Daily, Catholic, Giordano, Apple Daily, Next Digital, Hong Kong freedom, pro-democracy protest, Secondary Feature, ChristianityComment
Christian activists arrested in Hong Kong ahead of weekend's 'leaderless' protests
Christian activists arrested in Hong Kong ahead of weekend's 'leaderless' protests

The 22-year-old Catholic Agnes Chow and her evangelical colleague Joshua Wong were arrested and released on bail Friday on charges of unlawful assembly. This weekend marks five years since China restricted free elections in Hong Kong and pro-democracy protests dubbed the Umbrella Revolution brought the young activists to fame.

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Asia, Conflict, News, Politics, Religion, Religion News, Primary FeatureMeagan SaliashviliMeagan Clark, Agnes Chow, Joshua Wong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong protests, pro-democracy protest, demosisto, umbrella movement, asia, China, Communist Party, Christians in Hong Kong, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, Christianity, activists, Protests