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hong kong protest news

Hong Kong holds first protest in two years under strict rules

A group of residents hold the first authorised protest and march in two years in Hong Kong.
Published on Mar 26, 2023 02:52 pm IST

In a first, minors convicted under Hong Kong's national security law

The defendants cited the French Revolution and Ukraine's struggle for democratisation over the past decade to support their cause, the court heard.
Published on Oct 08, 2022 01:09 pm IST

Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for 19 months over seditious children's books

FILE - A screen showing evidence of three children's books that revolve around a village of sheep which has to deal with wolves from a different village, before a press conference in Hong Kong on July 22, 2021. 
Published on Sept 10, 2022 03:35 pm IST

Amid new election laws, Hong Kong is all ready to cast vote

Hong Kong voters are preparing to vote for the first time this weekend since election laws were changed, amid a dearth of opposition candidates months after the city began cracking down on dissent. 
Published on Dec 17, 2021 12:33 pm IST

Hong Kong man gets 9 years in jail in first trial under China-imposed law

A prison van arrives as a police officer stands guard for Tong Ying-kit's arrival at the Hong Kong High Court in Hong Kong Friday, July 30, 2021. Tong was convicted Tuesday of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers during a July 1, 2020, pro-democracy rally while carrying a flag bearing the banned slogan, "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times." Tong, 24, will be sentenced Friday, the court announced. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Published on Jul 30, 2021 01:12 pm IST

Hong Kong activists including Joshua Wong in custody after guilty protest plea

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong .
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 02:41 am IST

Twitter takes down China-linked disinfo campaign on Covid-19, Hong Kong protests

Demonstrators wearing protective masks shine lights from their smartphones during a protest in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong, China on Friday.
Updated on Jun 13, 2020 01:45 am IST

Hong Kong officer hit by arrow; police fire water cannons

Water cannon trucks drove over bricks and nails strewn by protesters and sprayed them at close range in a bid to drive away protesters on the streets outside Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Updated on Nov 18, 2019 11:11 am IST

Chaos in Hong Kong; protesters hold ground with‘blossom everywhere’ campaign

A demonstrator throws a brick on Pedder Street during a lunchtime protest in the Central district of Hong Kong.
Updated on Nov 13, 2019 07:38 pm IST

Violence brings Hong Kong to ‘brink of total breakdown’: Police

University students standoff with riot police at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Updated on Nov 12, 2019 03:42 pm IST

Hong Kong protest violence ‘deeply disturbing’: UK govt

Violence at pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong that saw a police officer shoot a masked demonstrator and a man set on fire is “deeply disturbing”, the British government said Monday.
Updated on Nov 11, 2019 10:54 pm IST

‘Pam, pam, pam’: Hong Kong police open fire, wounding protester

A police officer points his weapon during an anti-government demonstration in Hong Kong, China, November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
Updated on Nov 11, 2019 08:57 am IST

About 200 people arrested as Hong Kong protesters go on rampage

Riot police march along Des Voeux Road Central during a protest in the Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong.
Updated on Nov 03, 2019 12:13 pm IST

Tear gas engulfs Hong Kong as protesters trash China agency

Demonstrators are shrouded in a cloud of tear gas during a protest in the Central district of Hong Kong
Updated on Nov 03, 2019 08:00 am IST

Hong Kong braces for ‘emergency’ protest call for autonomy

Activists have attacked police with petrol bombs, set street fires and trashed government buildings and businesses seen as pro-Beijing.
Updated on Nov 02, 2019 12:13 pm IST

Why protesters in Hong Kong are getting inked

A woman who goes by the single name "Mary" receiving a tattoo of a Hong Kong protester clad in protective gear.
Updated on Oct 28, 2019 11:34 am IST

Tear gas and water cannon as crowds defy Hong Kong rally ban

Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in Hong Kong.
Updated on Oct 20, 2019 06:04 pm IST

Hong Kong under ‘de facto curfew’ as subway stations shut early

Anti-government protesters run away from tear gas during a demonstration in Wan Chai district in Hong Kong.
Published on Oct 15, 2019 09:53 am IST

‘Attempt to split China will end in shattered bones’: Xi on Hong Kong protests

Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a stern warning against dissent as protests continue in Hong Kong.
Updated on Oct 14, 2019 08:02 am IST

‘No one showed up’: Hong Kong’s protests face acid test

Hong Kong protestor wore black face mask after Carrie Lam announced emergency and ban on face masks.
Updated on Oct 11, 2019 06:44 pm IST

Hong Kong protester shot in chest during China National Day rally

Anti-government protesters are seen during a protest on China's National Day, in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong.
Updated on Jul 05, 2020 04:06 pm IST

China’s 70-year parade shows economic and military might

Residents watch a float behind barricade line as Chinese military vehicles and floats in preparation for the parade for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Tuesday’s event marks the anniversary of the Oct. 1, 1949, announcement of the founding of the People’s Republic of China by then-leader Mao Zedong following a civil war.
Updated on Oct 01, 2019 10:33 am IST

China celebrates 70 years as Hong Kong braces for unrest

Helicopters fly over with displaying the flag of China, right, and the flag of Hong Kong Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, in Hong Kong while the celebration of the People's Republic's 70th anniversary is taking place in Beijing. Police are warning of the potential for protesters to engage in violence "one step closer to terrorism" during this week's National Day events, an assertion ridiculed by activists as propaganda meant to scare people from taking to the streets.
Updated on Oct 01, 2019 10:32 am IST

Hong Kong protesters wave US flags, urge Donald Trump to ‘liberate’ city from China

China has accused the US of stoking the protests that began in June against a bill allowing extraditions to the mainland, and treats any calls for independence as a red line that could justify a harsher crackdown.
Updated on Aug 31, 2019 07:28 pm IST

Hong Kong leader starts dialogue with pro- democracy advocates but not budging on demands

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, announced last week that she is creating a platform for dialogue and said that it would include protesters.
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 03:57 pm IST

China expresses ‘strong dissatisfaction’ with G7 on Hong Kong protest

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang, expressed strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the statement made by the leaders of the G7 Summit on Hong Kong affairs.
Published on Aug 27, 2019 03:11 pm IST

Escalation of violence is becoming more serious: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam

Demonstrators protect themselves from tear gas canisters during a protest in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong .
Published on Aug 27, 2019 01:36 pm IST

Google disables 210 YouTube channels that targeted Hong Kong protests

Demonstrators stand outside the Yuen Long MTR station during a protest in Hong Kong.
Updated on Aug 23, 2019 08:09 am IST

China detains employee of Britain’s Hong Kong mission, UK urged to act

Simon Cheng, a staff member of Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong, was reported missing by local media after visiting the neighbouring mainland city of Shenzhen.
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 07:10 pm IST

Twitter, Facebook accuse China of using fake accounts to undermine Hong Kong protests

Anti-extradition bill protesters react as they watch a documentary protest video during a protest outside Siu Hong station in Hong Kong, China, August 20, 2019.
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 09:35 am IST