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Hundreds of protesters leave university under siege by police

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that around 100 protesters remain in the Polytechnic University campus.

Greece

Greece commemorates student uprising that doomed military junta

It's the annual commemoration that is often marred by violence.

Germany

Euroviews. The Berlin Wall fell 30 years ago. Democracy seemed to have won out, but we were wrong ǀ View

Why the tide of freedom and democracy has started to ebb, and what can be done about it.

Bulgaria

30 years after 1989, central Europeans say democracy is again at risk

"It appears that some of the freedoms won in the 1989 revolutions are now under pressure," the report from the Open Society Foundation found.

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China

Many of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters defy face ban

After a night of unrest, protesters return to the city's streets, this time peacefully.

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Police use tear gas at anti-China protest in Hong Kong

A large crowd amassed for a protest rally ahead of Tuesday's 70th anniversary of communist rule in China.

China

Police in Hong Kong fire tear gas at anti-government protesters

Meanwhile groups loyal to the Chinese government began tearing down anti-government messages from so-called Lennon walls, named after the Beatles singer John Lennon

China

Euroviews. I once was a Chinese nationalist. Hong Kong changed my mind ǀ View

In the images of millions upon millions of Hong Kongers marching peacefully for a better future, I see the Hong Kong I fell in love with.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Suspending Parliament benefits Boris Johnson, but is a fiasco for Great Britain ǀ View

The new prime minister is creating a crisis on top of a crisis. But to what end — and at what eventual cost to the country?

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The concept of democracy in the UK is seriously under threat ǀ View

The new PM shows no sign of seeking a broad consensus on great national issues, no indication that he will make good on his promises during the leadership election and try to bring the country together.

United Kingdom

Peterloo Massacre remembered 200 years on

The bicentenary of one of Britain’s bloodiest political rallies will be marked in Manchester with events in memory of the Peterloo Massacre.

USA

Euroviews. Unpicking Donald Trump’s psychopathology helps explain the toxic reality facing America ǀ View

If there is hope in our present situation, it lies in the fact that the current occupant of the White House is opening our eyes to the reality that individuals with dangerous personalities can plunge entire societies into division and moral confusion.

World

Russia is a fake democracy, claims activist, ahead of planned protests

Protesters are on the streets in Moscow because they want to oust Russia's president Vladimir Putin, it's been claimed.

Russia

How heavy-handed are Russian police compared to elsewhere in Europe?

Vladimir Putin, on the back of criticism of Russian police's response to protests in Moscow, says law enforcement is even tougher in the West. Is he right?

Poland

Euroviews. Resisting the Polish government’s grip on the judiciary ǀ View

These disciplinary procedures are nothing to do with safeguarding judicial service standards but are an attempt to silence judges and ensure their submission to the Ministry of Justice.

Algeria

Algerians use independence day celebrations for pro-democracy campaign

Algerians use independence day celebrations for pro-democracy campaign

World News

Euroviews. Europe must act to fight the creeping influence of authoritarian regimes in its democracies ǀ View

Using tools as varied as cyberattacks, malign finance and information operations, Russian government-linked actors have interfered in EU member states. European democracies have mobilised to confront this challenge, but more action is needed – and fast.

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Poland law reforms 'break EU law' says European Court

Poland’s government pushed through reforms that rights groups said gave it more control over courts.

China

Watch again: Hong Kong chief 'sincerely' sorry — but won't resign

Watch again: Hong Kong chief 'sincerely' sorry — but won't resign

China

'Do you hear the people sing?': Hong Kong protesters find their voice

A song from Les Misérables was heard on the streets of Hong Kong as hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied against their Beijing-backed rulers.

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