By Asian Correspondent Sep 29, 2014 8:22PM UTC
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather at Hong Kong’s Mongkok district Monday evening. Pic: AP.
IN BRIEF: Thousands of pro-democracy protesters were taking part in peaceful protests across Hong Kong Monday night after authorities earlier withdrew riot police from the streets. Continue reading
Massive crowds turn out in Hong Kong for peaceful protest已关闭评论
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28 September 2014 Last updated at 13:09 ET
The BBC’s Jiuliana Liu says the situation on the ground is “extremely chaotic” and that protesters show no sign of dispersing
Hong Kong police have used tear gas to disperse thousands Continue reading
Hong Kong: Tear gas and clashes at democracy protest已关闭评论
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Protest started on Sunday instead of next Wednesday and centred around government HQ instead of financial district
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BY LI XUEYING, HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT
THE Occupy Central civil disobedience movement to agitate for greater democracy in Hong Kong – 1.5 years in the planning – has started.
Riding on the momentum of a students’ movement, Occupy Central organiser Continue reading
Hong Kong activists bring forward mass pro-democracy campaign已关闭评论
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By EDWARD WONGSEPT. 26, 2014
Relatives have said students of Ilham Tohti are being held. Credit Andy Wong/Associated Press
URUMQI, China — The three students Continue reading
3 Chinese Students, Missing for Months, Surface to Denounce Uighur Scholar已关闭评论
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By Ilham Tohti, published: September 25, 2014
On Wednesday, September 24, 2014, lawyer Li Fangping met with Ilham in Urumqi Detention Center, Xinjiang. Ilham signed a 15-page appeal Continue reading
Ilham Tohti’s Statement after Receiving a Life Sentence for Allegedly “Separatist” Crimes已关闭评论
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Anger at a government think tank’s attempt to gloss over history erupts on Chinese social media. Continue reading
Chinese Researcher: ‘Hostile Western Forces’ Behind Great Leap Death Tolls已关闭评论
By CHRIS BUCKLEY and ALAN WONG SEPT. 26, 2014
HONG KONG — Student protests demanding democratic elections in Hong Kong ended in rowdy confrontation and arrests on Friday, when the police moved in with pepper spray against Continue reading
Pro-Democracy Students Are Arrested in Hong Kong已关闭评论
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24 September 2014 Last updated at 05:08 ET
written by Carrie Gracie
Students attend the rally at Chinese University on September 22, 2014 in Hong Kong Continue reading
Hong Kong’s David and Goliath democracy battle已关闭评论
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