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  "id": 1882960,
  "title": "Hong Kong court dismisses ‘free birth’ father’s ‘inappropriate’ bid to regain custody of baby Danny from gov’t",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/hong-kong-court-dismisses-free-birth-fathers-inappropriate-bid-to-1882960",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T06:39:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/19/hong-kong-court-dismisses-free-birth-fathers-inappropriate-bid-to-regain-custody-of-baby-danny-from-govt/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Hong Kong court has dismissed a father’s “inappropriate” application for a writ of habeas corpus for his infant son Danny, who was born unassisted at home and has been kept in government custody. When granted, a writ of habeas corpus – meaning “to have the body” – would force a person or authority holding […]",
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        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Hong Kong court dismisses ‘free birth’ father’s ‘inappropriate’ bid to regain custody of baby Danny from gov’t",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/hong-kong-court-dismisses-free-birth-fathers-inappropriate-bid-to",
        "published": "2026-08-19T06:39:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTHK News",
        "title": "Court dismisses challenge to Danny protection order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/court-dismisses-challenge-to-danny-protection-order",
        "published": "2026-08-19T06:54:53.000Z"
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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."
}