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

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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

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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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Record censorship of China’s social media as references to Hong Kong protests blocked

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PUBLISHED : Monday, 29 September, 2014, 2:09pm

UPDATED : Monday, 29 September, 2014, 6:14pm
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Not Even China’s Great Firewall Can Shut Out News About Hong Kong’s Democracy Protests

Posted on 09/30/2014 by | Not Even China’s Great Firewall Can Shut Out News About Hong Kong’s Democracy Protests已关闭评论

By Christina Larson September 29, 2014

0929-firewall-Hong-Kong-970-630x420Riot police disperse demonstrators with tear gas during a protest near central government offices in Hong Kong on Sept. 28
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Censors in China keep mainlanders in dark about Hong Kong protests

Posted on 09/30/2014 by | Censors in China keep mainlanders in dark about Hong Kong protests已关闭评论

While the world watches tense protests in Hong Kong, many mainland citizens in China will not be able to see the unrest because of Chinese censorship.

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Massive crowds turn out in Hong Kong for peaceful protest

Posted on 09/29/2014 by | Massive crowds turn out in Hong Kong for peaceful protest已关闭评论

By Asian Correspondent Sep 29, 2014 8:22PM UTC

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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 →

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Hong Kong: Tear gas and clashes at democracy protest

Posted on 09/29/2014 by | Hong Kong: Tear gas and clashes at democracy protest已关闭评论

28 September 2014 Last updated at 13:09 ET

_77873937_024102355-1 (1)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 →

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Hong Kong activists bring forward mass pro-democracy campaign

Posted on 09/28/2014 by | Hong Kong activists bring forward mass pro-democracy campaign已关闭评论

Protest started on Sunday instead of next Wednesday and centred around government HQ instead of financial district
PUBLISHED ON SEP 28, 2014 9:04 AM 142 466 0 1
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 →

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