WorldPingThree activists who had held annual vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to between five and seven years in prison Friday for calling for an "end to one-party dictatorship".
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WorldPingThe activists were sentenced to about 5 to 7 years in prison in a case widely seen as a barometer of the city's eroding freedoms as Beijing clamps down on dissent.
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WorldPingLee received a 7-year prison term and Chow was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months. Both pleaded not guilty.Ho was given a lower sentence of 5 years and 2 months, partly because he pleaded guilty…
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WorldPingA Hong Kong court has sentenced three activists who for years organized vigils in remembrance of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown to prison terms of about 5 to 7 years…
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WorldPingIn an effort to rejuvenate the parched landscape of Israel's Ramon Crater, wild donkeys were brought back into the ecosystem. These resilient animals played a crucial role by creating waterholes, which became essential for desert wildlife.
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