Pro-Democracy Protests
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47 pro-democracy activists detained in Hong Kong on subversion chargesThe defendants include 39 men and eight women aged between 23 and 64, police said.WorldFeb 28, 2021
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Hong Kong protesters dispersed by police amid COVID-19 outbreakThe protest was the first sizable pro-democracy gathering since the government imposed the ban on public meetings at the end of March to curb a spike in coronavirus infections.WorldApr 26, 2020
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Hong Kong protests cut short after clashes with police break outHong Kong police fired tear gas Sunday at a public park that was overflowing with thousands of protesters calling for electoral reforms and a boycott of the Chinese Communist Party.WorldJan 19, 2020
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Hong Kong protesters form human chains, block roads in final hours of 2019Police say they have arrested nearly 6,500 people since the protests began escalating in what is the worst political crisis faced by the city in decades.WorldDec 31, 2019
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Hong Kong elders join youths, vow to continue pro-democracy protestsHundreds of silver-haired activists joined young Hong Kong protesters for a unity rally Saturday, vowing that their monthslong movement will not fade away until there is greater democracy in the Chinese territory.WorldNov 30, 2019
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Police in Hong Kong face renewed pressure to end siege of university campusHong Kong’s embattled government faced renewed pressure Wednesday to end a 10-day police siege of a university, as search teams found no evidence of any protesters still holding out and a major tunnel near the campus reopened.WorldNov 27, 2019
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Hong Kong’s landslide democratic win puts pressure on leader Carrie LamHong Kong's pro-Beijing chief executive said the government respected the results and wished "the peaceful, safe and orderly situation to continue."WorldNov 25, 2019
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Last Hong Kong protesters at Polytechnic University surrounded by policeCity leader Carrie Lam said 600 people had left the Hong Kong Polytechnic campus, including 200 who are under 18 years old.WorldNov 19, 2019
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus burns as protesters, police clashNow in its fifth month, the Hong Kong protest movement has steadily intensified as local and Beijing authorities harden their positions and refuse to make concessions.WorldNov 18, 2019
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Hong Kong police trap hundreds inside university, seal off roadsHundreds of defiant protesters inside Hong Kong's Polytechnic University faced off against a police water cannon and armoured vehicles in raging battles that lasted an entire day and through the night.WorldNov 17, 2019
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