External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday, May 29, during his conversation with the visiting British Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad asked to ensure the security of India’s diplomatic missions in the UK and prevent misuse of democratic freedoms.

'Prevent misuse of democratic freedoms': S Jaishankar to UK minister

Prominent activist Denise Ho brought the issue of protests in Hong Kong to the United Nations in Geneva on Monday, saying China was tightening its grip on the territory and that its autonomy and democratic freedoms were slipping away. Beijing's delegation twice interrupted singer and producer Ho, who is banned in mainland China, as she was delivering her speech, invoking "point of order".

Hong Kong singer-activist brings protest to UN rights body, urges action

The 14-year jail term for Binh, 35, is one of the toughest sentences to have been delivered against an activist in Vietnam.

Vietnam jails prominent environmental blogger for 14 years

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