Category Archives: Hong Kong Democracy

Student leaders Joshua Wong (L-R), Lester Shum and Alex Chow attend a rally at the Occupy Central protest site outside the Legislative Council at Admiralty in Hong Kong, Dec. 10, 2014.

August 19, 2015 11:49 AM

Two student activists in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement have been charged with their involvement in last year’s Occupy protest against Chinese rule.

Alex Chow, 25, former leader of the Hong Kong Federation of Students, and Joshua Wong, 18, head of the student activist group, Scholarism, Continue reading →

Student leaders Joshua Wong (R) and Nathan Law smile in front of supporters holding yellow umbrellas, symbol of the Occupy Central movement, outside a police station in Hong Kong, July 14, 2015.
July 14, 2015 3:50 PM

HONG KONG—Two Hong Kong students who rose to fame during pro-democracy demonstrations that angered Beijing last year were charged on Tuesday with obstructing police during a protest earlier in the year.

The charges were related to a protest outside the office Continue reading →

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Occupy Central leader Joshua Wong speaks to the media after a vote at the city’s legislature in Hong Kong, June 18, 2015.
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Four Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including Occupy Central student leader Joshua Wong, face charges of obstructing the police in the course of their duty, Continue reading →

FILE – Pro-democracy protesters holding yellow umbrellas attend a rally outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

Joyce Huang

July 03, 2015 1:38 AM

This week, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists turned out in lower numbers than expected for marches marking the 18th anniversary for the territory’s handover to China.

After almost a year of non-stop rallies, some 48,000 Hong Kongers took to the street on July 1, making it one of the annual protest’s lowest Continue reading →

Pro-democracy protesters march during an annual protest marking Hong Kong’s handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997 in Hong Kong, July 1, 2015.

July 01, 2015 5:45 AM

Hundreds of pro-democracy activists took to the streets of Hong Kong Wednesday as the city marks the 18th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule. Continue reading →