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Hong Kong election controversy

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Some candidates have been barred from forthcoming elections

Some candidates have been barred from forthcoming elections.

Twelve prominent opposition politicians have been barred from running in Hong Kong's Legislative elections - we speak to Alvin Yeung a legislator and leader of the Hong Kong Civic Party.

The rise in coronavirus cases in India is being compounded by misinformation and the stigmatisation the disease generates, as we hear from a hospital doctor there.

And a hashtag has gone viral on Croatian social media.as part of a campaign to highlight abuse towards women at the hands of men in public spaces, on public transport or at work  We speak to a women's rights activist.

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