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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, speaking to the media for the first time since being released from six years of detention in Iran, says she believes "that the meaning of freedom is never going to be complete until such time as all of us who are unjustly detained in Iran are reunited with their families", citing Morad Tahbaz, other dual nations and prisoners of conscience. IMAGES
Sixteen UN staff from Ethiopia remain in custody after a roundup by authorities while six others have been released, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric says. "We are of course actively working with the government of Ethiopia to secure their immediate release," Dujarric tells reporters at UN headquarters in New York. SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung was released on bail after being arrested Friday in the financial hub accused of promoting a banned annual vigil held every year in the city in memory of the victims of the Tiananmen massacre, according to local press reports.Public television RTHK said Chow -- vice president of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic and Democratic Movements of China, the organization that organized the vigil -- was released Friday after posting a bail of HKD 10,000 Hong Kong ($ 1,300).No charges have been brought against her, although she will have to re-report to police on Jul. 5, according to RTHK. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS THE VIGIL COMMEMORATING THE MASSACRE’S 32ND ANNIVERSARY, IN HONG KONG.
Dhaka, Mar 3(EFE/EPA).- The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Wednesday granted bail to a cartoonist nearly 10 months after his pre-trial detention amid continuing protests over his release and a contentious law under which he was arrested.Ahmed Kabir Kishore was arrested on May 6, 2020, along with writer Mushtaq Ahmed, and was charged under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA) for allegedly "spreading rumors" on social media. Kishore "was granted bail for six months by the court. We expect him to be released soon as there is no other case pending against him," his lawyer Jyotirmoy Barua told EFE. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM). SHOT LIST: A PROTEST AGAINST THE DIGITAL SECURITY ACT 2018, IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
Hong Kong, Aug 27 (EFE/EPA).- Two pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong charged over their involvement in 2019 protests were released on bail Thursday. Lam Cheuk-ting and Ted Hui Chi-fung are both opposition lawmakers of Hong Kong's Democratic Party and vocal critics of Beijing. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).B-ROLL OF THE RELEASE OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S LAWMAKERS AT WEST KOWLOON LAW COURTS BUILDING IN HONG KONG.
Bangkok, Aug 20 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Narong Sangnak).- Anti-government protests continued Thursday in Bangkok after the arrest and subsequent release on bail of 9 student leaders.FOOTAGE OF THE STUDENT PROTESTS IN BANGKOK.
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