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The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has requested the now-disbanded organiser of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Massacre vigil to remove the Pillar of Shame, an artwork which pays tribute to victims of Beijing’s bloody 1989 crackdown, from its campus.

The eight-metre tall harrowing monument to those killed by the military during the crackdown has stood on the campus for 24 years.

The Tiananmen massacre occurred on June 4, 1989 ending months of student-led demonstrations in China. »

The second law, AB 1171, eliminates an existing provision that does not acknowledge spousal rape as the same as non-spousal rape.

Spousal rape is illegal in every state, but California is one of nine states that differentiated it from non-spousal rape.

According to the previous law, however, spousal rape "does not include acts of sexual intercourse accomplished under the specific circumstances.". »

Arizona GOP officials told Congress that Biden won a "free, fair and accurate election" in Maricopa County.

GOP officials from Arizona's Maricopa County testified before Congress on Oct. 7, telling the House that the elections in the county were "free, fair, and accurate" and prove that President Joe Biden won there.

"The election of Nov. 3rd, 2020, in Maricopa County was free, fair, and accurate," Sellers said to the House on Thursday. »

The Pandora Papers is the largest-ever leak of records from tax havens and the largest journalistic collaboration.

In a statement, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said he will address the Pandora Papers revelations after returning from an overseas visit.

More Pandora Papers stories by ICIJ and its partners will be coming out this week and beyond. »