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A Hong Kong court has found two activists guilty of inciting subversion for organising annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. The conviction signals tightening restrictions on memorialising sensitive historical events.
A Malaysian court has ordered the government and police to pay RM195,000 in compensation to 13 activists who were wrongfully arrested during a candlelight vigil honouring Covid-19 victims at Dataran Merdeka on 19 August 2021.
Activist Tamim Dahri Abdul Razak has denied charges of damaging a sacred Hindu object in Langkawi. The case centres on an incident that occurred in March, with proceedings now underway at the local magistrate's court.
Activist Tamim Dahri Abdul Razak will appear before Langkawi magistrate's court on charges related to an alleged act intended to insult another religion, in a separate matter from earlier Facebook threat allegations.
Activist Tamim Dahri Abdul Razak has been re-arrested in Alor Setar following the completion of his two-day remand period, with police preparing to file formal charges against him in court.