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Hong Kong protests

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
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam is shown standing at a wooden podium with two small microphones and wearing a protective face mask.
Top of The World
Hongkongers continue protests against threats to civil liberties; Brazil follows US in coronavirus outbreak as Qatar requires contact-tracing app
A demonstrator uses a makeshift shield to take cover during a protest in Hong Kong
Conflict & Justice
Hong Kong students rally peacefully before brief night skirmishes
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
A protester throws a tear gas cartridge against a dark, blue background
Social media
Hong Kong protesters challenge surveillance with apps and umbrellas
A woman holds a microphone in a crowd.
Protest
Hong Kong pop star fights for ‘our autonomy’ as protests against Beijing continue
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’
People attend a rally in support of demonstrators protesting against proposed extradition bill with China, in Hong Kong, China, June 14, 2019.
Global Politics
Hongkongers wield ‘people power’ to protest extradition to mainland
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
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
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
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
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