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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 25, 2019
Landslide democratic win in Hong Kong election raises pressure on city's leader
Hong Kong's democrats scored a landslide majority in district council elections Sunday, which saw a record turnout after six months of anti-government protests, increasing pressure on the city's embattled chief executive, Carrie Lam, on Monday to listen to pro-democracy calls.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2019
Hong Kong campus siege nears end as city gears up for election
A Hong Kong university campus under siege for more than a week was a deserted wasteland Saturday, with a handful of protesters holed up in hidden refuges across the trashed grounds, as the city's focus turned to local elections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 23, 2019
Trump vague about whether he will veto legislation that backs Hong Kong protesters
U.S. President Donald Trump was vague on Friday about whether he would sign or veto legislation to back protesters in Hong Kong as he tries to strike a trade deal with China, and boasted that he alone had prevented Beijing from crushing the demonstrations with a million soldiers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2019
Iran's President Rouhani claims victory over unrest that Amnesty says left at least 106 dead
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared on Wednesday that street unrest had been put down in a victory over foreign enemies, after a wave of violent demonstrations swept the country following a hike in fuel prices last week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 21, 2019
Hong Kong students' escape via snake-infested sewers thwarted
Some anti-government protesters trapped inside a Hong Kong university on Wednesday tried to flee through the sewers, where one student said she saw snakes, but firemen prevented further escape bids by blocking a manhole into the system.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2019
U.K. accuses China of torturing ex-Hong Kong consulate worker
The U.K. has accused Chinese authorities of torturing a former employee of the British Consulate in Hong Kong, a move likely to further damage relations strained in recent months by London's gestures of support for pro-democracy protesters in its former colony.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2019
At Hong Kong Polytechnic, trapped last protesters gird for final 'big fight'
The last band of anti-government protesters trapped inside a besieged Hong Kong university were weighing a narrowing range of options early on Wednesday as police outside appeared ready to simply wait them out.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2019
Hong Kong's next flashpoint: The first election since unrest began
Even as Hong Kong grapples with a violent university siege that has captivated the world, things could potentially get even worse this weekend if the government scraps the city's first exercise of democracy since the unrest began in June.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 20, 2019
U.S. Senate passes bill backing protests in Hong Kong, drawing China's ire
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday aimed at supporting protesters in Hong Kong and warning China against a violent suppression of the demonstrations — drawing a rebuke from authorities in Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 20, 2019
Bolivian military deploys armored vehicles to end blockade of key gas plant amid deadly street clashes
Bolivian police and military forces used armored vehicles and helicopters to unblock access to a major gas plant in the city of El Alto on Tuesday, a show of strength after blockades at the facility had cut off fuel supply to nearby La Paz.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 19, 2019
How activists are getting around Iran's internet blackout
The latest unrest in Iran is about something far more serious than rising gasoline prices. The proof is that, over the weekend, the regime took most of the country offline.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2019
Hong Kong on the brink of 'a total breakdown'
A pathway to compromise and resolution is more urgent each day.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2019
Hundreds detained as Iran clamps down on fuel protests
Iranian security forces detained hundreds protesting a sudden surge in fuel prices, signaling there would be little tolerance for unrest sweeping the sanctions-battered country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2019
Asian airlines slash flights to Hong Kong as unrest escalates
Several Asian airlines have cut flights to Hong Kong for the coming weeks, an industry scheduling publication showed, as anti-government protests in the city grow increasingly violent and disrupt daily life.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2019
Food shortages cripple Bolivia as electoral uncertainty grips nation
Bolivians languished in long lines on the streets of La Paz on Sunday to secure chicken, eggs and cooking fuel as supporters of ousted President Evo Morales crippled the country's highways, isolating population centers from lowland farms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2019
Will Beijing undergo a revolution of rising expectations?
Amid much discussion of the challenges facing the Chinese economy, the lineup of usual suspects typically excludes the most worrying scenario of all: popular unrest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2019
Hong Kong protesters shoot arrows and hurl petrol bombs in fresh campus clash
Protesters shot arrows and lobbed petrol bombs at police on Sunday as fresh violence erupted around a besieged Hong Kong university campus, with activists braced for a possible final police push to clear them after fiery clashes overnight.

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