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Reuters: China Jails Citizen-Journalist over Wuhan Virus Reporting
January 06, 2021
A Chinese court handed down a four-year jail term to a citizen-journalist who reported from the central city of Wuhan at the peak of this year’s coronavirus outbreak on the grounds of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”.
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Reuters: New Security Law leads to Nuns Arrested in Hong Kong
January 05, 2021
As Beijing continues to extinguish opposition voices under the new national security law, the Church as a whole in Hong Kong is coming under mounting pressure, including the arrests by mainland authorities of two Chinese nuns who work at the Vatican's mission.
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Hong Kong: Pro-Democracy Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Sent Back to Jail
January 05, 2021
Following his recent release from prison, Hong Kong’s highest court has sent Jimmy Lai back to jail as he fights charges under the new Chinese national security law that accuse the media tycoon of collusion with foreign powers.
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Atlantic Council: U.S. Imposes Sanctions to Halt Nord Stream 2
January 05, 2021
The U.S. Senate began 2021 by passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes sanctions designed to halt the Kremlin’s strategically important Nord Stream 2 pipeline project that would give Russia increased control over EU natural gas supplies.
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Ron Paul: The Great Reset is about Expanding Government
January 05, 2021
Former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul warns that the World Economic Forum's Great Reset is about expanding government power and suppressing liberty worldwide by various means, including dramatically expanding the surveillance state as well as a huge expansion of the welfare state.
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