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Oct 15, 2021
Kenyan police arrest Agnes Tirop's husband in connection with her death
Police say they now have the 'main suspect' in custody.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2021
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow to be freed from prison
Chow, who was sentenced to 10 months in prison over a June 2019 protest, has had her sentence shortened due to good behavior.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2020
Hong Kong protesters adapt as security law stifles old tactics
Demonstrators have sought more creative methods, like supporting sympathetic businesses.
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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 16, 2020
Arrest of Hong Kong's 'Goddess of Democracy' may complicate Japan-China ties
Detention of popular protest leader throws rights issues into the spotlight, threatening to further exacerbate tensions between Beijing and Tokyo.
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JAPAN
Aug 12, 2020
Japan’s #FreeAgnes campaign shows support for Hong Kong activist
The activist's arrest was front page news in local papers Tuesday and the hashtag #FreeAgnes trended on Japanese Twitter.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2020
Japan sticks to well-worn diplomatic language after latest Hong Kong crackdown
The government's top spokesman did not directly address the arrests in which Beijing deployed a new security law to target 'black hands' behind pro-democracy protests.
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JAPAN
Aug 11, 2020
Japanese come out in support of arrested Hong Kong activist
People across Japan on Tuesday came out in support of Agnes Chow, the pro-democracy activist who was arrested in Hong Kong a day earlier for allegedly breaching a sweeping national security law imposed by China.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2020
Hong Kong democracy activists press Japan to reconsider Xi visit
Pro-democracy campaigners say timing of such a trip would be inappropriate given current international criticism over the human rights situation in the city.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2019
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong among three arrested before weekend protests
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Friday ahead of plans for another weekend of protests in the Chinese-ruled city, which is grappling with its biggest political crisis since its handover to Beijing more than two decades ago.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2019
Official Saudi probe dodges who ordered Jamal Khashoggi murder, says U.N. expert
An official Saudi Arabian investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents failed to examine who may have ordered the killing and ignored key suspects, a U.N. special rapporteur said on Wednesday.
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CULTURE / Books
Jun 19, 2019
Best-selling author and mom says Japanese parents should let kids fail to succeed
The bizarre and unreasonable rules that schools in Japan enforce upon children are not preparing them for the modern world where technology is changing what it means to be a human, says Agnes Chan, a bestselling author of parenting books.
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BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2018
Search called off for Quiksilver boss believed missing off France
France's coast guard on Wednesday called off searches for the head of the U.S. firm that owns the Quiksilver surfwear brand, a day after his boat washed up empty on the country's Atlantic coast, local authorities said.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 28, 2015
Agnes b. moves from fashion to film in 'Je m'appelle Hmmm...'
There is a sizable genre of films about fashion designers — Coco Chanel alone has spawned over a dozen movies, TV episodes and mini-series. But designers who make their own movies are a rarity.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2015
Teen held over Chan death threat tweet 'couldn't stomach pop star's hypocrisy'
A Tokyo teenager nabbed for posting an online death threat to Agnes Chan said he couldn't stomach what he described as the hypocrisy of the former pop star, known for her wealthy lifestyle and benevolent activities, according to police.

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