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Opinion: China relies on old tricks to control coverage of Hong Kong protests

Posted on 10/08/2014 by | Opinion: China relies on old tricks to control coverage of Hong Kong protests已关闭评论

By Doug Young, special to CNN

October 7, 2014 — Updated 0224 GMT (1024 HKT)

141008070042-01-hong-kong-1008-horizontal-galleryA pro-democracy protester sleeps on a street in the Continue reading →

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Hong Kong: Protect Rights to Peaceful Protest-End Use of Excessive Force; Investigate Alleged Violence, Sexual Assault

Posted on 10/06/2014 by | Hong Kong: Protect Rights to Peaceful Protest-End Use of Excessive Force; Investigate Alleged Violence, Sexual Assault已关闭评论

Riot police fire teargas to disperse protesters after thousands of demonstrators blocked the main street to the financial Central district outside the government headquarters in Hong KongOCTOBER 6, 2014 Continue reading →

Hong Kong: Protect Rights to Peaceful Protest-End Use of Excessive Force; Investigate Alleged Violence, Sexual Assault已关闭评论

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HK backspace, backspace-Censors delete news of Hong Kong’s protests, but not quite fast enough

Posted on 10/05/2014 by | HK backspace, backspace-Censors delete news of Hong Kong’s protests, but not quite fast enough已关闭评论

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STREETS in Hong Kong have been filled with protesters calling for democratic reform and tweeting their Continue reading →

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Why Hong Kong matters

Posted on 10/05/2014 by | Why Hong Kong matters已关闭评论

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Could mainland China not seek eventual convergence towards a democratic system, respectful of the full gamut of human rights? That actually is what the happenings in Hong Kong now are about.
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Hong Kong Protests Lead to Censorship on WeChat

Posted on 10/04/2014 by | Hong Kong Protests Lead to Censorship on WeChat已关闭评论

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A ChinaFile Conversation：Is This the End of Hong Kong As We Know It?

Posted on 10/04/2014 by | A ChinaFile Conversation：Is This the End of Hong Kong As We Know It?已关闭评论

NICHOLAS BEQUELIN, SEBASTIAN VEG, DAVID SCHLESINGER, FU HUALING, WONG HOW MAN 10.01.14

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BBC trending: Hong Kong’s ‘off-grid’ protesters

Posted on 10/02/2014 by | BBC trending: Hong Kong’s ‘off-grid’ protesters已关闭评论

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Images of Hong Kong’s protests are being suppressed on the internet in mainland China, and 100,000 people in Hong Kong have joined a new social network that operates “off-the-grid”. Continue reading →

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Hong Kong protests hit China’s National Day: Live Report

Posted on 10/01/2014 by | Hong Kong protests hit China’s National Day: Live Report已关闭评论

AFP By Jerome Taylor and AFP reporters in Hong Kong
Hong Kong (AFP) – 07:38 GMT – ‘We are not Tibet or Xinjiang’ – Edward Chin, a financier and prominent Occupy organiser, is in bullish mood today. He’s been speaking to AFP reporter Annabel Symington and believes the police know violence would lead to a backlash from the Hong Kong public. Continue reading →

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