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A protest in Beijing, China in November 2022. Human Rights Watch has called for the immediate release of everyone who was detained in connection with demonstrations against China's zero-Covid policy. Photograph: Mark R Cristino/EPA A number of people who took part in demonstrations against China’s zero-Covid policy last November are still in detention, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday. The New York-based group called for the immediate release of everyone who was detained in connection with the protests, some of whom face charges while others have not been heard from for weeks. “Young people in China are...
