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 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
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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
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The following post by ChrisTac, a Sina Weibo user with just 360 followers, was deleted sometime before 5:50PM yesterday, September 22, 2014. [See more deleted posts at the WeiboScope Search, by the Journalism and Media Studies Centre] Continue reading
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The BBC’s Carrie Gracie joined protesters on the streets in Hong Kong Continue reading
Thousands of Hong Kong students start week-long boycott已关闭评论
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The August 31st decision by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Hong Kong’s Chief Executive election stated that the threshold for nomination would be the support of Continue reading
“Don’t let the striking students stand alone” -An appeal from and views of a group of teachers and staff at tertiary educationinstitutes已关闭评论
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