{
  "id": 13671548,
  "title": "Rights groups call for release of 3 detained activists in Hong Kong, Thailand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/rights-groups-call-for-release-of-3-detained-activists-in-hong-kong-13671548",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T07:24:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261011002000315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two human rights groups have called for the immediate release of three detained activists in Hong Kong and Thailand, citing a crisis of democracy in Asia. The May 18 Memorial Foundation and the Network of Laureates of the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights have expressed solidarity with the activists, who are facing violence, imprisonment, and restrictions on basic rights. Chow Hang-tung, a Hong Kong human rights lawyer and the 2023 laureate, is detained in Hong Kong, while Thai activists Arnon Nampa and Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, who are the 2017 and 2021 recipients of the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights, respectively, are held in Thailand. The prize, established in 2000, aims to promote the spirit of the 1980 May 18 pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, South Korea, where military crackdown left over 200 civilians dead and 1,800 injured.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Rights groups call for release of 3 detained activists in Hong Kong, Thailand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/rights-groups-call-for-release-of-3-detained-activists-in-hong-kong",
        "published": "2026-10-11T07:42:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}