Some winning candidates said the result was akin to a vote of support for the protest movement, and could raise the pressure on Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing chief executive, Carrie Lam, amid the city’s worst political crisis in decades. Continue reading →

“I urge more and more people, more and more world leaders, they should speak up for the humanitarian crisis [and those] suffering in Hong Kong,” Wong told Global News. Continue reading →

Hong Kong authorities barred pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from an election as the city’s leader warned Tuesday that months of violent protests have pushed the city to the brink of recession. Continue reading →

“This is not a plea for so-called foreign interference. This is a plea for democracy.” Continue reading →

Police have been rejecting more applications for rallies and marches, and conducting more arrests. Continue reading →

Pro-democracy demonstrations in support of Hong Kong sprouted in major cities across the world this weekend, ranging from Paris to Tokyo to Vancouver. Continue reading →

Some people online are saying otherwise and want the world to know: they’re not all bad.   Continue reading →

Joshua Wong was a leading figure in Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Movement demonstrations. Continue reading →

The app is called “Xuexi Qiangguo”. First released in January this year, its name means ‘Study to make China strong.’ Continue reading →

A look at the major issues and people in the Hong Kong democracy protest. Continue reading →