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Tens of thousands of protesters poured into Warsaw's streets for a demonstration organised by the far-right, marching under the slogan "Poland for the Polish" and burning an EU flag.

• 12 ноября 2015, 13:37

Protesters are due to gather once more in Hong Kong, a year since the start of huge pro-democracy rallies that brought parts of the city to a standstill.

• 28 сентября 2015, 16:13

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks Sunday with Abu Dhabi's crown prince on bolstering cooperation with the United Arab Emirates at the start of a two-day visit.

• 17 августа 2015, 16:21

As one of Hong Kong's most outspoken democracy advocates, media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been on the receiving end of everything from rotten animal entrails to Molotov cocktails in the past 12 months.

• 22 июня 2015, 14:55

US President Barack Obama on Monday warned Malaysia must be careful that the high profile prosecution of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim does not have a "chilling effect" on democracy.

• 02 июня 2015, 12:31

Many believe that the cargo weighing 152 tons that has been received by the US Embassy in Bishkek is more than just construction materials as the Embassy staff claims.

• 22 апреля 2015, 01:52

A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester apparently assaulted by police -- in a beating captured on video.

• 17 апреля 2015, 15:24

President of Kazakhstan spoke about the notion of democracy and how it should be understood in the Kazakh context during the Congress of Nur Otan party on March 11.

• 12 марта 2015, 22:27

Hong Kong police said they had arrested a dozen pro-democracy protesters after a night of clashes in the first sizeable rally since the last protest camp was cleared last week.

• 25 декабря 2014, 10:53

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Hong Kong and Macau to remember they are part of "one China".

• 20 декабря 2014, 17:57

A Macau pro-democracy leader said he is being "watched" by authorities before a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

• 16 декабря 2014, 15:45

Police prepared to clear Hong Kong's last remaining pro-democracy protest site where just a handful of demonstrators remain.

• 15 декабря 2014, 15:31

Rush-hour traffic streamed through the heart of Hong Kong for the first time in more than two months after police cleared the city's main pro-democracy protest camp.

• 12 декабря 2014, 15:02

Hong Kong police began dismantling the city's main pro-democracy site and hauling off a hard core of protesters who nevertheless vow that their struggle lives on.

• 11 декабря 2014, 15:54

The original founders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Occupy movement tearfully announced they would "surrender" by turning themselves in to police.

• 03 декабря 2014, 09:07

Joshua Wong, the teenage face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, and two other student demonstrators went on hunger strike.

• 02 декабря 2014, 11:59

Amnesty International warned Hong Kong police against "excessive force" ahead of a planned rally by pro-democracy demonstrators.

• 29 ноября 2014, 12:10

Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are at a crossroads -- as public support fades after nearly two months of mass sit-ins and gridlocked traffic.

• 22 ноября 2014, 14:33

Hong Kong bailiffs and police are planning to take action at pro-democracy protest sites in the city, as pressure grows on demonstrators to leave.

• 11 ноября 2014, 16:36

Senate Speaker Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has expressed his view that democratization is a dynamic process, and therefore democracy cannot be artificially accelerated or imposed.

• 07 ноября 2014, 16:46