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Massimov, who also served as chief of staff for former President Nursultan Nazarbayev, was detained along with other unidentified officials on January 6, the committee said in a statement Saturday, without providing additional... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3162668/kazakhstan-detains-former-security-chief-high?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3162668/kazakhstan-detains-former-security-chief-high?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Jan 2022 10:48:14 +0000 Tap here to launch this special feature Help us understand what you are interested in so that we can improve SCMP and provide a better experience for you. 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Hard-core protesters have clashed with riot police and those with opposing political views in shocking outbreaks of conflict, leading to more entrenched divisions that carve right through society. Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3032146/hong-kong-protests-key-events-past-four-months?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3032146/hong-kong-protests-key-events-past-four-months?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000 Both the government and opposition are claiming the district council elections show public support for their policies. 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I will argue that demand for democracy is a simplified catchphrase; what lies beneath is a call for a more representative government accountable for improving the general population’s livelihood in Hong... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3030790/accountable-government-behind-call-hong-kong-democracy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3030790/accountable-government-behind-call-hong-kong-democracy?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Sep 2019 13:03:57 +0000 Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3030696/hong-kong-protests-2014s-occupy-movement-2019s?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3030696/hong-kong-protests-2014s-occupy-movement-2019s?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Sep 2019 03:00:00 +0000 The protests began peacefully but there was an escalation of violence from both police and protesters. Here we look at the ebb and flow as the protests lurch between peaceful demonstrations and ugly clashes. Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3027462/100-days-protests-rocks-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3027462/100-days-protests-rocks-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Sep 2019 23:36:51 +0000 The anti-extradition bill protests have lasted longer than 2014’s Occupy movement. Here we compare today’s protesters, who continue to shock the world, to their predecessors. 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Here we compare China and Hong Kong which have separate legal systems Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/article/3023351/rule-law-hong-kong-vs-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/article/3023351/rule-law-hong-kong-vs-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Aug 2019 02:30:00 +0000 Unprecedented scenes of violence broke out at the Hong Kong International Airport after thousands of anti-government protesters occupying the airport terminal building brought flights to a halt for two days straight. This is how the events unfolded Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/society/article/3022630/protesters-bring-hong-kong-airport-halt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/society/article/3022630/protesters-bring-hong-kong-airport-halt?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:21:55 +0000 Hong Kong has never experienced a fully democratic government but that has not stopped people trying to make themselves heard. 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Follow this link for a more detailed version https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/society/article/3014305/how-hong-kongs-anti-extradition-protesters-besieged?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/society/article/3014305/how-hong-kongs-anti-extradition-protesters-besieged?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:00:06 +0000 The current regulations state Hong Kong can sign a transfer agreement with any country, except the Central People’s Government, or any other part of the government of the People’s Republic of China, and therefore cannot extradite fugitives to Taiwan Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3013512/hong-kong-extradition-law-current-process-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3013512/hong-kong-extradition-law-current-process-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Jun 2019 05:00:33 +0000 A week after armed forces cleared Tiananmen Square the Beijing Public Security Bureau distributed a circular of the pro-democracy movement’s 21 most wanted leaders.  Photographs and names of the students were repeatedly broadcast on television and printed in newspapers throughout the country. Here’s what happened to all 21 student leaders Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/society/article/3012382/chinas-21-most-wanted-aftermath-tiananmen-square?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/society/article/3012382/chinas-21-most-wanted-aftermath-tiananmen-square?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jun 2019 11:00:07 +0000 Another 2,531 people were condemned to death by execution last year, while some 19,504 prisoners around the world are on death row awaiting their fate Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/article/3006167/death-penalty-practice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/article/3006167/death-penalty-practice?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:06:06 +0000 After 43 years in the European Union, the United Kingdom voted to leave on June 23, 2016. A hotly contested referendum uncovered a sharp regional divide across the nation. 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