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Hong Kong Protesters Storm Legislative Council On Anniversary Of Handover To China

2:36pm July 01, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Scores of protesters furious with Hong Kong's government poured into the legislative chamber and graffitied the walls. The chaos came on the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese control.

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Protesters demonstrate outside the Chief Executive Office on Monday in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong's Leader Backpedaled, But Here's Why The Opposition Movement Continues

11:36am June 19, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

Under a "one country, two systems" policy, Hong Kong is connected to China but with its own legal protections. Protesters view the extradition bill as a threat to that arrangement.

Fanny Law, seen in a 2017 interview with The South China Morning Post, is a member of Hong Kong's Executive Council. She apologized on Wednesday for underestimating the backlash to a controversial now-withdrawn extradition bill.

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Hong Kong Leaders Apologize For Extradition Bill As They Brace For More Protests

8:11am June 19, 2019

by Scott Neuman

A day after Chief Executive Carrie Lam offered her mea culpa, two top advisers followed suit. But the apologies are unlikely to be enough to placate protesters.

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong addresses the crowd outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Monday, during a demonstration demanding that Hong Kong's leaders step down and permanently withdraw an extradition bill.

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Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Is Freed, Says He Will Join Mass Protests

11:47am June 17, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"Hello world and hello freedom," said the activist, who served a month on a contempt of court charge. Wong called on Hong Kong's leader to resign after protests over a controversial extradition bill.

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Mourners hold flowers Sunday and pray for a man who fell to his death after hanging a protest banner against an extradition bill in Hong Kong Sunday, June 16, 2019.

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Hong Kong Executive Apologizes As Protests Continue Over Extradition Bill

10:53am June 16, 2019

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says her management of an extradition bill caused "disputes in society." Protesters say they want the bill scrapped and Lam to step down.

Placards against a controversial extradition law proposal pasted on a wall near the Legislative Council complex in Hong Kong on Friday.

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A Top Hong Kong Adviser Calls For Delay In Extradition Bill To 'Mollify The Public'

9:13am June 14, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The remarks made in a radio interview by Executive Council convener Bernard Chan, who said he underestimated opposition to the bill, come as Hong Kong braces for further protests over the weekend.

Police officers on Thursday dismantle barricades placed earlier by demonstrators in Hong Kong.

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A Tense Calm Settles Over Hong Kong After Violence Between Police And Protesters

9:53am June 13, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Most people appear to have abandoned the protests after riot police moved in with tear gas and rubber bullets to break up demonstrations against a proposed extradition law.

Protesters react after police fired tear gas during a rally against a controversial extradition law proposal outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

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Hong Kong Police Use Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets In Clashes With Thousands Of Protesters

2:52pm June 12, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Huge demonstrations began over the weekend. But now they've reached new intensity, with thousands of mostly young protesters blocking lawmakers from considering a controversial extradition bill.

Sociology professor Chan Kin-man (left), law professor Benny Tai (center), and Baptist minister Chu Yiu-ming (right) chant slogans before entering the West Kowloon Magistrates Court in Hong Kong on Wednesday to receive their sentences after being convicte

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'Umbrella' Protesters Sentenced For 2014 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Demonstration

4:37am April 24, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

A judge sentenced the leaders of the protests to up to 16 months in prison. Rights groups said the sentencing would have a chilling effect on future demonstrations in Hong Kong.

Occupy Central founders Chan Kin-man, Benny Tai and Chu Yiu-ming chant slogans with fellow democracy advocate Tanya Chan, after the four and other activists were convicted of public nuisance crimes related to Hong Kong's "Umbrella Movement" protests.

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Hong Kong Court Convicts 9 'Umbrella Movement' Organizers Of Nuisance Charges

10:10am April 09, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The rallies were spurred by outrage in Hong Kong over the Chinese government's plans to limit voters' choices among candidates to lead the city's government.