• Hong Kong election results: Monumental win for pro-democracy parties in de facto referendum

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• U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Bill

  The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that aims at protecting the human rights and autonomy and freedoms of Hong Kong, which sends a message of hope to many pro-democracy protestors in the former British colony handed back to China in 1997, while drawing condemnation from Beijing.

  

• Trump Administration to Allow 872 Refugees Into U.S. This Week

  The U.S. government has granted waivers to 872 refugees to allow them entry into the nation this week, despite President Donald Trump's executive order on Friday banning entry of refugees from any country.

  

• Full Text of Trump's Executive Order on Refugee Immigration Suspension, Seven Muslim Nations Ban

  U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday suspended the entire U.S. refugee resettlement program for at least 120 days while tough-vetting rules are established by executive order. Moreover, Trump's order banned all foreign nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States at least for the next 90 days.

  

• Religious Leaders Call for 'Mercy, Not Sacrifice' as Trump's Executive Order on Immigration Ban Goes into Effect

  U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday suspending the entire US refugee resettlement program for at least 120 days while "extreme-vetting" rules are established; U.S. religious leaders are urging the new administration to remember to base the new policies on mercy and compassion while ensuring the security of the nation.