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Pro-Democracy Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Denied Bail
February 10, 2021
Pro-democracy Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai, who has was arrested under the new national security law and who has been in custody since early December, has been denied bail by Hong Kong’s top court.
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Brookings: Advancing Multilateralism in a Populist Age
February 09, 2021
Thomas Wright writing for the Brookings Institute, examines how multilateralists in the United States and Europe may strengthen a cooperative international order at a time when populism and nationalism are strong forces.
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National Interest: U.S. Should Not Have Rejoined Flawed UN Human Rights Council
February 09, 2021
Brett D. Schaefer and Danielle Pletka writing for the National Interest argue that the U.S. rejoining the United Nations Human Rights Council before laying out its own agenda for change, the Biden administration has squandered its leverage for the much needed reform.
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U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Ban On Indoor Church Services In California
February 08, 2021
In a 6-3 decision, The United States Supreme Court has ruled that California Governor Gavin Newsom’s orders banning indoor church services may violate the Constitution’s protections on religion, lifting the state ban on indoor religious gatherings.
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Atlantic Council: Ukraine bans Kremlin-linked TV channels
February 08, 2021
The Atlantic Council’s Peter Dickenson shares various analyses of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decision to shut down three Kremlin-linked TV channels, which has sparked a heated debate in Ukraine over the balance between national security and freedom of speech.
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