Month: April 2021
Godfather of Hong Kong Democracy Movement Convicted for Big 2019 Protest
Martin Lee—the lawyer credited with helping found Hong Kong’s democracy movement—and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai were among seven activists found guilty by a judge on charges related to a mass demonstration in 2019.
Read MoreHow SOSV-backed Achiko pivoted from financial services to health tech during the COVID-19 pandemic
Many companies had to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic. For SOSV-backed Achiko, this meant shifting its focus from mobile payment services to affordable COVID-19 screening. Achiko’s platform combines an app called Teman Sehat (“Health Buddy” in Indonesian) for payments and
Read MoreHolocaust denier jailed in UK for barrage of online anti-Semitic abuse
Far-right activist Alison Chabloz accused Jews of turning their children into ‘psychopathic maniacs’ and running ‘anything that’s worth controlling,’ the UK’s Jewish News reports
Read MoreBaby dolls splashed with red paint strung outside Swedish synagogue
Sign describes Passover as Jewish celebration of Egyptian children’s deaths; Nordic Resistance Movement publishes photo of display; police probe incident as suspected hate crime
Read MoreA Child Is Among Four People Dead After a Shooting at a California Office Building
LOS ANGELES — A child was among four people killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Southern California office building that left a fifth victim and the gunman critically wounded, police said. The violence in the city of Orange southeast
Read MoreHong Kong Convicts Martin Lee and Other Democracy Leaders Over Protest – The New York Times
Hong Kong Convicts Martin Lee and Other Democracy Leaders Over Protest The New York Times Hong Kong court convicts media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other activists over peaceful protest CNN 7 Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted as China clamps down The Associated Press
Read MoreHong Kong Convicts Martin Lee and Other Democracy Leaders Over Protest – The New York Times
Hong Kong Convicts Martin Lee and Other Democracy Leaders Over Protest The New York Times Hong Kong court convicts media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other activists over peaceful protest CNN 7 Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted over 2019 protests Associated Press Hong Kong
Read MoreSeven Hong Kong Democracy Leaders Have Been Convicted Over the City’s 2019 Protests
HONG KONG — Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates were convicted Thursday on charges of organizing and participating in an unlawful assembly during massive anti-government protests in 2019 that triggered a crackdown on dissent. The seven include media tycoon and founder
Read MoreCendana has raised a $30 million ‘fund of funds’ for VCs managing $15 million or less
Cendana Capital, a San Francisco-based fund of funds manager, has amassed stakes in more than 100 venture firms since launching in 2010. For the most part, it did this by focusing on managers who are raising funds of $100 million
Read MoreAbbas said to tell Shin Bet head he won’t call off elections: ‘You built Hamas’
Argaman reportedly also raised ICC probe into alleged war crimes, to which PA president responded: ‘You and I can share a prison cell’
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