Hong Kong protests
NBA backs free speech after Hong Kong tweet furore
World
October 8, 2019
NBA backs free speech after Hong Kong tweet furore
The NBA has insisted it backs free speech, after US politicians accused it of caving to China in a row…
Hong Kong ‘won’t rule out’ Chinese help over protests: leader
World
October 8, 2019
Hong Kong ‘won’t rule out’ Chinese help over protests: leader
Hong Kong’s under-fire leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said China intervening to end months of pro-democracy protests is an option…
Hong Kong court rejects mask ban challenge as fresh protests break out
World
October 6, 2019
Hong Kong court rejects mask ban challenge as fresh protests break out
A Hong Kong court rejected on Sunday a challenge to an emergency law criminalizing protesters wearing face masks as democracy…
Hong Kong protesters defy mask ban as city grinds to halt
World
October 5, 2019
Hong Kong protesters defy mask ban as city grinds to halt
Masked pro-democracy protesters marched through Hong Kong in defiance of a ban on face coverings as much of the city…
Hong Kong flash-mob rallies erupt as anger mounts over shot protester
World
October 2, 2019
Hong Kong flash-mob rallies erupt as anger mounts over shot protester
Spontaneous flash-mob rallies broke out in Hong Kong on Wednesday as anger mounted over police shooting a teenage protester who…
Police shoot Hong Kong protester as China celebrates 70th birthday
World
October 1, 2019
Police shoot Hong Kong protester as China celebrates 70th birthday
Hong Kong police shot a pro-democracy protester on Tuesday as the city was lashed by its worst unrest of the…
Hong Kong defies China anniversary with ‘Day of Grief’ rallies and clashes
World
October 1, 2019
Hong Kong defies China anniversary with ‘Day of Grief’ rallies and clashes
Strife-torn Hong Kong on Tuesday marked the 70th anniversary of Communist China’s founding with defiant “Day of Grief” protests and…
Strife-torn Hong Kong braces for China anniversary violence
World
September 30, 2019
Strife-torn Hong Kong braces for China anniversary violence
Ripped-up paving stones lay scattered around the graffiti-scarred streets of Hong Kong after one of the most violent days in…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters in shopping district
World
September 29, 2019
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters in shopping district
Hong Kong descended into a second day of clashes between protesters and riot police on Sunday with officers firing tear…
Strife-torn Hong Kong marks five years since ‘Umbrella’ protests
World
September 28, 2019
Strife-torn Hong Kong marks five years since ‘Umbrella’ protests
Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers gathered Saturday night to mark the fifth anniversary of the “Umbrella Movement”, the failed…