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14 Oct 2022

Protests against President Xi Jinping in China | Watch

There has been a protest in China against President Xi Jinping. People have protested by putting up banners on the flyover. It criticized the leadership of the Communist Party. The police is now investigating the matter of who put this banner on the flyover.

10 Jan 2021

Hong Kong protest-related website says users' access blocked

A Hong Kong website said its users` access had been blocked by the city`s ISPs. HKChronicles said it began receiving reports from Hong Kong-based users saying they could no longer access the site. Hong Kong police had invoked the city`s national security law for the first time to block HKChronicles.

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02 Jul 2020

Hong Kong activists discussing Parliament-in-exile after China crackdown

Cheng, a Hong Kong citizen, worked for the British government for almost two years until he fled after he said he was beaten and tortured by China`s secret police.

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18 Jun 2020

China passes draft of controversial national security law for Hong Kong

The National People's Congress' Standing Committee reviewed the bill that covers four categories of crimes: succession, subversion of state power, local terrorist activities, and collaborating with foreign or external foreign forces to endanger national security.

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25 May 2020

Protests in Hong Kong against China`s proposed national security law

The protests started two days after a resolution to "prevent, frustrate and punish" threats to national security in Hong Kong was presented to China`s legislature, the National People`s Congress (NPC).

20 Jan 2020

Police arrest organiser of Hong Kong protest after rally turns violent

Pro-democracy activist Ventus Lau was arrested on Sunday evening on charges of "obstruction of police administration" and violating terms set when permission was granted for the protest, the Hong Kong Civil Assembly Team said in a statement.

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02 Jan 2020

Hundreds arrested in Hong Kong in New Year's Day protests, says police

The tension on Wednesday rose after some arrests were made in the Wan Chai bar district near a branch of global banking group HSBC <0005.HK>, which has been the target of protester anger in recent weeks. When scuffles broke out, large numbers of black-clad protesters rushed to the scene while other protesters formed human chains to pass them various supplies including bricks, forcing police to bring in their own reinforcements.

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01 Jan 2020

Tear gas fired at HK new year's march as protesters vow to 'keep fighting'

The violence broke out during a largely peaceful march as masses of regular citizens pressed authorities for further concessions in the Chinese-ruled city.

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26 Dec 2019

'We're all family now': Protesters gather for free Christmas dinner in HK

Outside Kwong Wing Catering, hundreds of customers, many of them off-duty protesters, waited in line as tourists and other shoppers crowded the popular Tsim Sha Tsui area.

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25 Dec 2019

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists keep up protests

Despite the embarrassing results, Hong Kong`s pro-Beijing leaders have made no new concessions. "Confrontation is expected, it doesn`t matter if it`s Christmas," said Chan, a 28-year-old restaurant worker who was part of a crowd which exchanged insults with police outside a shopping centre in the Mong Kok district.

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19 Dec 2019

Hong Kong protesters march to consulates to call for support on rights

About 1,000 people, most of them dressed in black and wearing face masks, marched on a route that took them by the consulates of Australia, Britain, the European Union, the United States, Japan and Canada, to drop off a petition.

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17 Dec 2019

Hong Kong needs to do more to stop violence, resolve problems, says government

"The work of stopping the violence has not yet been completed, we need to keep working on it. At the same time, we need to put effort on resolving deep-rooted problems," Cheung said. His comments came after the city`s leader, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday.

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16 Dec 2019

Hong Kong protests flare ahead of President Xi meeting with Carrie Lam

Hong Kong police fired tear gas in late-night street clashes with anti-government protesters, ahead of a potentially pivotal meeting between Hong Kong`s leader and China`s president in Beijing on Monday. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, in the Chinese capital for a regular duty visit, is set to meet Xi Jinping amid speculation the visit could yield fresh directives on the city`s political crisis, including a possible cabinet reshuffle.

15 Dec 2019

Hong Kong mall protests flare with leader Carrie Lam in Beijing

In the peak shopping season ahead of Christmas, groups of masked protesters in Hong Kong, clad in black, marched through malls chanting slogans including "Fight for freedom" and "Return justice to us".

09 Dec 2019

Peaceful Hong Kong march marred by fire outside court, police say

Vast crowds of black-clad demonstrators thronged the streets of Hong King on Sunday, in the largest anti-government rally since local elections last month and a resounding show of continued support for the pro-democracy movement.

08 Dec 2019

Thousands of protesters throng streets of Hong Kong as government urges calm

With chants of, "Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong," anti-government activists, young and old, marched from Victoria Park in the bustling shopping district of Causeway Bay to Chater Road near the heart of the financial district.

01 Dec 2019

Thousands take to the streets in Hong Kong in fresh round of protests

The protest, which took place in the bustling shopping district of Tsim Tsa Tsui, came after hundreds of people had marched to the US consulate to show "gratitude" for US support for the demonstrations that have roiled Hong Kong for nearly six months.

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28 Nov 2019

China summons US ambassador, says Hong Kong rights law is strong interference

Vice foreign minister Le Yucheng summoned Branstad a day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law congressional legislation which supported anti-governments protesters in Hong Kong, despite angry objections from Beijing.

27 Nov 2019

Hong Kong authorities appeal for calm as major highway reopens

Hong Kong authorities hope that a lull in clashes over the weekend during local elections, where pro-democracy candidates grabbed a landslide victory, can translate into more calm after nearly six months of turmoil.

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22 Nov 2019

Handful of Hong Kong protesters surrender as university siege staggers on

At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a trashed Hong Kong university surrendered to police in the early hours of Friday, while others desperately searched for escape routes as riot officers surrounded the campus. The siege at the Polytechnic University on the Kowloon peninsula appeared to be nearing an end with the number of protesters dwindling to less than 100, days after some of the worst violence since anti-government demonstrations escalated in June.

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