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Pro-democracy activists, Joshua Wong, left, Sunny Cheung, center, and Nathan Law holding a placard, speak to media to urge the European leaders against national security law for Hong Kong outside the Legislative Council.
Global Politics
American lawmakers accuse China of spying on dissidents in the US
Red building in China with people in masks mingling in front of it
Hong Kong politics
In Hong Kong, lighting a candle for Tiananmen victims is now a crime
A helmeted head is blurry in the foreground, behind it, a line of protesters on a balcony
Global Politics
The problem with offers of citizenship to those fleeing Hong Kong
S3 E5 (The Wrong Apocalypse) – Democracy! (Yawn)
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A red car is shown from above driving over several small Chinese flags.
Top of The World
Facebook suspends data requests from Hong Kong authorities; Ocean Viking docks in Sicily; Pink glacial ice
Ai Weiwei looks at the camera as he stands in front of a microphone
Hong Kong politics
Ai Weiwei: Hong Kong security law ‘the last nail of the coffin’
A helmeted head is blurry in the foreground, behind it, a line of protesters on a balcony
Top of The World
Hong Kong national security law to take effect; Iran sentences journalist to death; Koalas could be extinct by 2050 in New South Wales
A child wears a face mask
COVID-19
Semi-quarantined: Living with the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong
A crowd of people celebrate their election win.
Hong Kong politics
Former Hong Kong politician hopes election results will force China to ‘keep its promise’
Pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow leave the Eastern Court after being released on bail in Hong Kong, China, on August 30, 2019.
Conflict & Justice
Hong Kong arrests won’t ‘cut off the heads of these protests,’ lawyer says
Cameras and people surround Joshua Wong as he speaks to the media.
Conflict & Justice
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong: ‘We will continue our battle until the day we have democracy’
A police officer is shown with a helmet and clear face mask down, striking a person with an umbrella with his batton.
Conflict & Justice
In Hong Kong, anger and frustration toward China aren’t new
A young woman writing on a notepad
Global Nation Education
I am from Hong Kong, not China
A woman works out with apartment buildings behind her
How single women are driving gentrification in Hong Kong and elsewhere
Hong Kong fans cover their faces and boo during the Chinese national anthem, at a friendly soccer match between Hong Kong and Bahrain in Hong Kong, China, November 9, 2017.
In Hong Kong, insulting China’s national anthem could soon be illegal
A man stands in the middle of Grand Central Terminal as he speaks on a cell phone.
If you get a robocall in Mandarin, just hang up
Arts, Culture & Media
Hong Kong Cinema
Arts, Culture & Media
Hong Kong Cinema
Arts, Culture & Media
Five Things You Had to See Online This Week
Democracy leader Joshua Wong sits in a prison van as he arrives at the High Court in Hong Kong, August 24, 2017. Picture taken through tinted glass.
Justice
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been found guilty of contempt of court
Hong Kong fans turn their backs during Chinese national anthem before the Hong Kong v Malaysia - AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers.
Global Politics
In China, ‘disrespecting’ the national anthem now gets you 15 days in jail
Protester
Global Politics
The jailing of democracy activists in Hong Kong has inspired a new crop of leaders to step up
Competitors in action during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival that features three days of races and parties.
Culture
What do sticky rice dumplings have to do with dragon boat races?
Newly elected Chief Executive Carrie Lam arrives to meet current leader Leung Chun-ying in Hong Kong on March 27.
Global Politics
Hong Kong picked its first female leader, but critics worry she’s too close to Beijing
Student leader Joshua Wong (C) greets candidate Nathan Law (2nd R) as supporters share their joy after Law won in the Legislative Council election in Hong Kong, China September 5, 2016.
Global Politics
Hong Kong’s anti-China activists are celebrating their victory
A campaigner carries a former colonial Hong Kong flag during a Hong Kong-UK reunification demonstration outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong on July 1, 2016, the 19th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese sovereignty from British rule.
Global Politics
There’s a movement to turn Hong Kong back into a British colony
Health officers cull poultry at a wholesale market, as trade in live poultry suspended after a spot check at a local street market revealed the presence of H7N9 bird flu virus, in Hong Kong June 7, 2016.
Health
Hong Kong culls thousands of birds over avian flu scare
A pile of printer parts dusted with toners like carbon black, a probable carcinogen known to cause respiratory problems.
Economics
The US is still dumping some of its toxic e-waste overseas
Australian singer-songwriter Kelly Dance
Music
How Chinese science fiction inspired this Australian folk singer
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying looks on as he meets journalists in Hong Kong.
Technology
Facebook’s new ‘angry’ emoji has become a powerful weapon for Hong Kong activists
An artist ties himself with a rope that spells out "Kidnap" during a protest over the disappearance of booksellers in Hong Kong, Jan. 10, 2016.
Global Politics
China is expanding its pursuit of fleeing dissidents worldwide
‘The new student is the Dalai Lama!’ by Nana (koadenium).
Culture
Do blondes have better karma? Dalai Lama reimagines himself as ‘mischievous blonde.’ Really.
A red envelope is given out during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Liverpool, England, on February 22, 2015.
Lifestyle
LGBT couples turn a Lunar New Year tradition into a plea for acceptance
Hong Kong police baton-charged and pepper-sprayed thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators in the early hours of December 1, 2014. The protesters were trying to encircle government headquarters, defying orders to retreat after more than two months of prot
Justice
Hong Kong student protest leaders announce a hunger strike
Pro-democracy protesters dismantle a barricade, in accordance with a court injunction to clear part of the protest site. The demonstrators set up camp at the end of September 2014.
Conflict
Barricades come down in Hong Kong, but the protest movement is far from over
US jazz musician and saxophonist Kenneth Gorelick, also know as Kenny G, performs during a concert in Hong Kong as part of his "Rhythm and Romance" world tour in 2008.
Music
With a tweet, Kenny G dips his sax into an international protest
Protesters are pepper sprayed by riot police during a confrontation in the Mong Kok shopping district of Hong Kong on Friday evening.
Media
Hong Kongers see their famously freewheeling press under threat
A pro-democracy protester faces a police cordon as demonstrators continue to block an area outside of the government headquarters building in Hong Kong.
Global Politics
Protesters in Hong Kong denounce police tactics after beating is caught on video
Many protesters say their pro-democracy campaign is neither a revolution nor about "defeating" Beijing. But for Hong Kongers, issues of national identity and their relationship with China are still complicated.
Hong Kongers battle for their identity as well as their political rights
Agnes Chow, 17, started going to protests in high school. She's been a fixture at Hong Kong demonstrations over nearly two weeks of pro-democracy protests.
Global Politics
Loved or loathed, Hong Kong’s new generation of student protest leaders pushes for change
Leung Kwok-hung – aka “Long Hair” (on left) – was among a small group of protesters keeping vigil outside the office of Hong Kong’s chief executive on Monday morning.
Global Politics
A veteran Hong Kong protest leader says this isn’t a revolution — yet
The 82 year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen (center) is the former head of the Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong and a supporter of the student-led pro-democracy campaign in the Chinese territory.
Belief
Christians take a prominent role in Hong Kong protests
A policeman helps an injured pro-democracy protester to leave after he was beaten by a group of anti-Occupy Central protesters at Hong Kong's Mongkok district October 3, 2014
Global Politics
Government supporters destroy protest camps in Hong Kong
A protester's signs urged Hong Kong citizens to "wake up" and join demonstrations, because "Beijing is not trustworthy, and democracy is a broken dream".
Global Politics
Hong Kong’s leader offers to meet protesters, but refuses to resign
Student protesters
Global Politics
Thai students defy their government’s protest ban to stand with Hong Kongers
Two signs (left and center) ask protestors to patronize independent stores who've been impacted by the street closures. "Mommy, don't worry about me," says the sign on the right. "Today I found out what the world is like."
Global Politics
Hong Kong’s protests are less ‘occupy’ and more ‘take back our city,’ says one couple
Mary Kay Magistad in Hong Kong
Global Politics
Beijing’s usual playbook of control won’t work in Hong Kong
Chinese shoppers come to Hong Kong with empty suitcases, looking for bargains to bring back home.
Global Politics
Mainland Chinese travel to Hong Kong not to protest — but to shop
Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty after 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony shows the Chinese flag flying after the Union flag was lowered on July 1, 1997.
Global Politics
Hong Kong still holds powerful symbolic meaning for China
Protesters stand on a bridge as they block the main street to the financial Central district outside of the government headquarters building in Hong Kong on September 30, 2014.
Global Politics
In central Hong Kong, the protest movement keeps growing
A Chinese national flag, at center, flies upside down on September 29, 2014. Chinese living in mainland China know very little of the pro-democracy protests taking place in Hong Kong.
Conflict
Hong Kong has grabbed headlines around the world — except in Beijing
A protester walks in tear gas fired by riot policemen after thousands of protesters blocked the main street to the financial district outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014.
Conflict
Hong Kong’s ‘Umbrella Revolution’ isn’t deterred by clashes with police
A protester throws an umbrella at riot police as fellow demonstrators blocked the main street to the central financial district outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 29, 2014.
Justice
Peaceful protests in Hong Kong become violent clashes with police
Students and teachers shout during a rally at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Monday, the start of a planned week-long class boycott for more democratic freedoms.
Global Politics
Hong Kong students are cutting classes for the sake of democracy
A participant in the inaugural Shanghai International Debate Open 2014. Motions ranged from whether police should bear arms to whether ransoms should be paid to terrorists for the release of hostages.
Culture
Parliamentary-style debates take off in China — even if some topics are off limits
Pro-democracy activists clash with the police during a protest outside the hotel where China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Deputy General Secretary Li Fei is staying in Hong Kong on September 1, 2014.
Global Politics
Beijing rejects Hong Kongers’ demands for democracy
A girl from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, rests at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour, Dohuk province August 13, 2014.
Global Scan
The US says the crisis for Yazidis in Iraq is over — but the UN disagrees
Voters are guided inside a polling station during a civil referendum held by a group in Hong Kong called “Occupy Central with Love and Peace.” The unofficial referendum sparked warnings from China's Communist Party leaders.
Global Politics
A symbolic vote in Hong Kong sparks real anger in Beijing
A Hong Kong resident shows a Facebook page announcing the number of votes in the city's unofficial pro-democracy referendum. Many Hong Kongers believe Beijing is trying to undermine the vote with internet attacks.
Global Politics
When Facebook goes out in Hong Kong, residents suspect Beijing flipped the switch
Rubik's cube doole by Google
Arts, Culture & Media
I’ll never think of Rubik’s Cube in the same way again, after Snowden