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Thai pro-democracy activist Arnon Nampa, who led protests in 2020 and 2021, is sentenced to four years in prison on a charge of royal insult.
2023-09-26

Police in Hong Kong arrest four members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the pro-democracy organization in charge of the Tiananmen Square protests anniversary vigils as police say that the group refused to submit information on national security grounds. Chief Executive Carrie Lam condemns the group and welcomes the arrests.
2021-09-8

Pro-democracy protest leader Parit Chiwarak is hospitalized over concerns for his health due to his continued hunger strike since March 15. The corrections department states that he was transferred to a hospital over concerns about his condition worsening to the point where he required specialized care.
2021-04-30

Thirty-eight girls and young women die in a crash and twenty others on board the truck receive injuries while travelling to the traditional Umhlanga ceremony in Swaziland.
2015-08-28

Teachers in Swaziland go on an open-ended strike in a dispute over pay.
2012-06-22

Thousands of opposition supporters in Hungary protest over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's alleged attempts to undermine democracy in the country.
2012-01-2

Police in Swaziland arrest any person in a group ahead of planned pro-democracy protests in the country.
2011-04-12

The United States Senate passes a motion supporting democracy in Egypt and calling on President Hosni Mubarak to begin transferring power.
2011-02-3

At least 50 people are arrested during pro-democracy protests in Swaziland.
2010-09-7

The inaugural African Grandmother Gathering convenes in Swaziland to discuss HIV-AIDS.
2010-05-6