2015-06-22
Dozens of tents remain on Tim Mei Avenue next to the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, June 21, 2015.
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Authorities in Hong Kong handed an eviction notice to a group of die-hard Umbrella Movement protesters on Monday, following the defeat of a Beijing-backed political Continue reading
Last Occupy Central Die-Hards Face Eviction From Hong Kong Street已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
2015-06-19
Activist Su Changlan criminally detained by Guangdong police for her involvement in Hong Kong-related activities, in an undated photo.
Photo courtesy of Chinese Human Rights Defenders.
State prosecutors in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have sent back the subversion case against women’s rights activist Su Changlan, who publicly supported Hong Kong’s Continue reading
Chinese Police Case Against Guangdong Women’s Rights Activist ‘Lacks Evidence’已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy, Writers in Prison
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement, Su Changlan
Hong Kong’s government is set to present a controversial political reform package ahead of a much-anticipated vote later this week.
Protesters are gathering outside the city’s Legislative Council building.
The package will for the first time give citizens the right to Continue reading
Hong Kong government set to reveal political reforms已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
FILE – From right: Prince Wong, Joshua Wong and Isabella Lo walk at the occupied area outside government headquarters during their hunger strike in Hong Kong Wednesday, Dec.3, 2014.
June 13, 2015 9:28 AM
Members of U.S. Congress and human rights groups are urging the U.S. government to do more for Hong Kong’s democracy ahead of a vote next week in Hong Kong on the territory’s Continue reading
Legislators, Rights Advocates Urge More US Action on Hong Kong Reforms已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
Student leader Joshua Wong is scolded by government supporters (L) during a promotional event on electoral reform in Hong Kong, China April 25, 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Tue May 26, 2015 8:19am EDT
KUALA LUMPUR/HONG KONG | BY ANURADHA RAGHU AND SHAN KAO
Student leader Joshua Wong is scolded by government supporters (L) during a promotional event on electoral reform in Hong Kong, China April 25, 2015.
REUTERS/TYRONE SIU
Malaysia on Tuesday denied entry to a prominent teenage Hong Kong activist for a Continue reading
China pressure suspected as Malaysia bars Hong Kong teen activist已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Joshua Wong, Malaysia, Occupy Central movement, Student Leader
U.S. Republican Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey speaks to VOA after a U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing in Washington, April 30, 2015. (M. Lipin/VOA)
Michael Lipin
May 09, 2015 6:36 PM
A U.S. lawmaker is encouraging Hong Kong legislators to veto electoral rules proposed by Beijing.
In a recent interview with VOA, New Jersey Republican Representative Chris Smith Continue reading
US Lawmaker Urges Rejection of Proposed Hong Kong Voting Rules已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
2015-04-24
Ye Xiaozheng displays a banner saying ‘Protesting for Freedom’ in a photo posted to social media.
Photo courtesy of CHRD
The wife of an online activist detained for subversion in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong after Continue reading
Fears For Safety of Chinese Activist Who Supported Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement, Ye Xiaozheng
2015-04-22
Pan-democrat protesters prepare to go on a hunger strike to call for “true” universal suffrage in Hong Kong, March 28, 2014
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Pan-democratic lawmakers in Hong Kong walked out of the city’s legislature on Wednesday Continue reading
Pan-Democrats Protest in Hong Kong Legislature Over Beijing’s Election Plan已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
