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Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday said the current Legislative Council members have been "making good performances" to p...

“The situation along the perimeter of the organization is very difficult. What is happening on our borders is no longer just a show of force, but outright military preparations,” Valery Mitskevich said.

STORY: In a landmark ruling, Hong Kongs top court has paved the way for sweeping legal protections for gay couples...

The ruling ended a five-year legal battle fought by jailed democracy and LGBTQ rights activist Jimmy Sham, marking the first time Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal directly addressed the issue of same-sex marriage in the Asian financial hub.

Belarus is interested in Uzbekistans experience in organising and conducting electoral campaigns – as noted by President Aleksandr Lukashenko...

China News: Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has partially approved an appeal by LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham for recognition of same-sex marriages. While the court

Hong Kong's top judges on Tuesday opened the path for sweeping legal protections for same sex couples but stopped short of full recognition of gay marriages after a landmark appeal by an LGBTQ activist in a ruling expected to be closely watched in Asia. The ruling ended a five year legal battle by Jimmy Sham to get the Hong Kong government to recognise his marriage to a man in New York in 2013. While the five judges on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal did not grant Sham's appea...

The Israeli Ministers' Decision Comes in Response to Saturday's Violent Riots in South Tel Aviv, in Which Supporters and Opponents of the Eritrean Government Clashed With the Police

In response to today’s Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal verdict that granted a partial victory to LGBTI activist Jimmy Sham, who has been bidding to have his overseas same-sex marriage recognized since 2018, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Piya Muqit, said: “This ruling is an important step forward and a moment of hope for Hong Kong’s LGBTI people, who have long been denied equal rights due to the city’s outdated and discriminatory law...

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