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Voiceover live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Hello, its seven in the morning in singapore, midnight here in london and 1am in brussels, where negotiators appear to be close to a dealfor britain to leave the european union. Now, isay appear, because despite the optimism nothing is certain. An agreement could be finalised at the eu summit in brussels later on thursday. But any deal would still need the approval of both european leaders and the briti...

A Hong Kong court will convene Thursday morning to deliver verdicts in the citys biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.

A Hong Kong court will convene Thursday morning to deliver verdicts in the citys biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.

The court acquitted two other defendants, saying it "cannot be sure" that they were "parties to the scheme".

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The five women and one man were arrested for posting seditious messages online about Tiananmen Square crackdown

Hong Kong (AFP) May 28, 2024 - Hong Kong police arrested six people on Tuesday under the citys new security law for posting messages with seditious intention online on a Facebook page about commemorating Beijings deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

In 2021, 47 pro-democracy activists were charged under the Beijing-imposed national security law for their involvement in an unofficial primary election. The first verdicts are due this week.

The arrests were made under a new security law

Hong Kong protest anthem removed by distributor after court injunction