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"It Was Very Scary": Hong Kong Activist Agnes Chow On Years Of Repression
After her trip to Shenzhen, where she was repeatedly photographed, Chow was told to write another letter thanking the officers for showing her the greatness of China.
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Hong Kong Student Jailed For Stabbing Police Officer In Neck At Protest
A Hong Kong judge sentenced a secondary school student on Monday to nearly eight years in prison for stabbing a police officer in the neck during the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
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Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Pro-Democracy Singer Anthony Wong For "Corrupt Conduct"
Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog on Monday charged a singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, Anthony Wong, with "corrupt conduct" at a 2018 election rally, the latest legal action against dissent by authorities in the Chinese-ruled city.
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Tycoon Jimmy Lai, 7 Others Get New Jail Sentence Over Hong Kong Protests
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among eight democracy activists handed new prison sentences on Friday for attending protests on the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China that were followed by a sweeping crackdown.
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Veteran Hong Kong Activists Convicted Over Huge Democracy Rally
Nine veteran Hong Kong activists face jail after they were convicted Thursday for their roles in organising one of the biggest democracy protests to engulf the city in 2019.
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Hong Kong Judges Battle Beijing Over Rule Of Law As COVID-19 Chills Protests
The independence of Hong Kong's judicial system is under assault from the Communist Party leadership in Beijing, senior judges in the city told Reuters, posing the gravest threat to the rule of law since Britain handed its former colony back to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.
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"Hong Kongers Will Never Stop": 1,000 Gather For Rain-Soaked Hong Kong Rally
More than 1,000 people rallied in the rain in a park in Hong Kong's financial district on Sunday, chanting slogans for democracy as they huddled under a sea of umbrellas.
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Japan Urges China To Set Hong Kong "Free And Open" After Pro-Democracy Protests
Hong Kong should "continue to be free and open", Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Chinese president on Monday, as the city is rocked by months of pro-democracy protests.
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China's Xi Offers Hong Kong "Unwavering Support" As Protests Erupt Again
Chinese President Xi Jinping told beleaguered Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday that she had Beijing's "unwavering support" after another huge pro-democracy rally earlier this month and her government's thrashing at recent local elections.
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Hong Kong Cabinet Reshuffle Not "Immediate Task", Says Leader Carrie Lam
A reshuffle of Hong Kong's cabinet is not an "immediate task", the city's Beijing-backed leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as she prepared to visit the Chinese capital for the first time since her government's humiliation at local polls last month.
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Journalist Blinded In One Eye Reporting Hong Kong Protests Seeks Justice
Hit by a projectile fired by Hong Kong police while covering an anti-government protest nearly two months ago, Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah was blinded in one eye, but that has not blotted out the traumatic flashbacks filling her mind.
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Thousands Rally In Hong Kong To Mark 6 Months Of Pro-Democracy Protests
Vast crowds of democracy protesters thronged Hong Kong's streets on Sunday in a forceful display of support for the movement on its six-month anniversary, as organisers warned the city's pro-Beijing leaders they had a "last chance" to end the political crisis.
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Hong Kong Protesters Aim For Massive Turnout At Rare Sanctioned March
Hong Kong protesters are hoping to get out huge crowds later Sunday as they try to keep pressure on the city's pro-Beijing leadership six months into their movement pushing for greater freedoms and police accountability.
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"Still Angry": Hong Kong Protesters Return To The Streets
Police fired tear gas and pepper spray in Hong Kong on Sunday as tens of thousands of black-clad protesters flooded into the streets, a week after pro-democracy candidates scored a landslide local election victory.
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Hong Kong Protesters Say "Thank You" To Donald Trump For Support
Hundreds of people in Hong Kong, including many elderly residents, marched to the US consulate on Sunday to show "gratitude" for US support of anti-government protests that have roiled the financial hub for nearly six months.
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"It Was Very Scary": Hong Kong Activist Agnes Chow On Years Of Repression
After her trip to Shenzhen, where she was repeatedly photographed, Chow was told to write another letter thanking the officers for showing her the greatness of China.
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Hong Kong Student Jailed For Stabbing Police Officer In Neck At Protest
A Hong Kong judge sentenced a secondary school student on Monday to nearly eight years in prison for stabbing a police officer in the neck during the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
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Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Pro-Democracy Singer Anthony Wong For "Corrupt Conduct"
Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog on Monday charged a singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, Anthony Wong, with "corrupt conduct" at a 2018 election rally, the latest legal action against dissent by authorities in the Chinese-ruled city.
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Tycoon Jimmy Lai, 7 Others Get New Jail Sentence Over Hong Kong Protests
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among eight democracy activists handed new prison sentences on Friday for attending protests on the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China that were followed by a sweeping crackdown.
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Veteran Hong Kong Activists Convicted Over Huge Democracy Rally
Nine veteran Hong Kong activists face jail after they were convicted Thursday for their roles in organising one of the biggest democracy protests to engulf the city in 2019.
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Hong Kong Judges Battle Beijing Over Rule Of Law As COVID-19 Chills Protests
The independence of Hong Kong's judicial system is under assault from the Communist Party leadership in Beijing, senior judges in the city told Reuters, posing the gravest threat to the rule of law since Britain handed its former colony back to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.
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"Hong Kongers Will Never Stop": 1,000 Gather For Rain-Soaked Hong Kong Rally
More than 1,000 people rallied in the rain in a park in Hong Kong's financial district on Sunday, chanting slogans for democracy as they huddled under a sea of umbrellas.
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Japan Urges China To Set Hong Kong "Free And Open" After Pro-Democracy Protests
Hong Kong should "continue to be free and open", Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Chinese president on Monday, as the city is rocked by months of pro-democracy protests.
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China's Xi Offers Hong Kong "Unwavering Support" As Protests Erupt Again
Chinese President Xi Jinping told beleaguered Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday that she had Beijing's "unwavering support" after another huge pro-democracy rally earlier this month and her government's thrashing at recent local elections.
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Hong Kong Cabinet Reshuffle Not "Immediate Task", Says Leader Carrie Lam
A reshuffle of Hong Kong's cabinet is not an "immediate task", the city's Beijing-backed leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as she prepared to visit the Chinese capital for the first time since her government's humiliation at local polls last month.
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Journalist Blinded In One Eye Reporting Hong Kong Protests Seeks Justice
Hit by a projectile fired by Hong Kong police while covering an anti-government protest nearly two months ago, Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah was blinded in one eye, but that has not blotted out the traumatic flashbacks filling her mind.
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Thousands Rally In Hong Kong To Mark 6 Months Of Pro-Democracy Protests
Vast crowds of democracy protesters thronged Hong Kong's streets on Sunday in a forceful display of support for the movement on its six-month anniversary, as organisers warned the city's pro-Beijing leaders they had a "last chance" to end the political crisis.
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Hong Kong Protesters Aim For Massive Turnout At Rare Sanctioned March
Hong Kong protesters are hoping to get out huge crowds later Sunday as they try to keep pressure on the city's pro-Beijing leadership six months into their movement pushing for greater freedoms and police accountability.
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"Still Angry": Hong Kong Protesters Return To The Streets
Police fired tear gas and pepper spray in Hong Kong on Sunday as tens of thousands of black-clad protesters flooded into the streets, a week after pro-democracy candidates scored a landslide local election victory.
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Hong Kong Protesters Say "Thank You" To Donald Trump For Support
Hundreds of people in Hong Kong, including many elderly residents, marched to the US consulate on Sunday to show "gratitude" for US support of anti-government protests that have roiled the financial hub for nearly six months.
