カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Marchers begin to gather after New Year’s Eve violence saw police fire teargas and activists set fire to barricades Thousands have gathered in Hong Kong to take part in a what is expected to be a huge New Year’s Day march, hours after police fired tear…
Police cannot shoot people ‘because they are panicked or angry’, says Veby Mega IndahIn late September, the journalist Veby Mega Indah stood on a footbridge in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district documenting another day of clashes between anti-government pro…
Official issues stark warning to protesters planning to target shopping and business districts Hong Kong will end 2019 with multiple protests planned for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day aimed at disrupting festivities and shopping in the Asian financ…
Faced with problems at home and abroad, Beijing will seek to boost nationalist sentiment by blaming foreign influences In early December, China’s ministry of foreign affairs jumped the Great Fire Wall used by Beijing to block access to many foreign web…
Police and activists clash for third day in row with leader saying holiday ‘ruined’Hong Kong protesters and police clashed for a third day in a row over the Christmas holiday with demonstrators vowing to return on New Year’s Day.Police fired pepper spr…
Police clashed violently with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong after they stormed Harbour City mall in Tsim Sha Tsui on Christmas Eve.Batons and pepper spray were used against thousands of demonstrators inside the shopping centre and on the street…
Hundreds of officers guard main roads as thousands of shoppers and tourists look onHong Kong riot police fired rounds of teargas at thousands of anti-government protesters, many wearing masks and reindeer horns, after scuffles in shopping centres and a…
Police pepper-spray demonstrators after peaceful protest in support of UighursHong Kong riot police pepper-sprayed protesters to disperse crowds in the heart of the city’s financial district after a largely peaceful rally in support of China’s ethnic U…
Police accused of smear tactics after raiding non-profit that supports protests, alleging money-launderingHong Kong police have frozen HK$70m ($10m) from a major fund to help pro-democracy protesters, and arrested its four members, accusing them of mon…
Foreign secretary urges ‘dialogue’ as Chinese state TV cuts interview with British ambassador to BeijingBritain has called on the Chinese government to open dialogue with protesters in Hong Kong while China’s state broadcaster cut an interview with the…
Visit by Chinese president is widely seen as a reward for Macau’s stability and loyalty, in contrast with Hong KongChina’s President Xi Jinping has begun a three-day visit to the gambling hub of Macau to mark the 20th anniversary of its handover to Chi…
More than 900 minors have been arrested in pro-democracy protests. They say it’s their ‘responsibility to do something’Twelve-year-old Samuel was arrested one summer evening while trying to flee from riot police at a protest. He was tackled to the grou…
Police make arrests and use pepper spray as flashmobs and vandalism break outHong Kong police used pepper spray and made arrests on Sunday as small groups of black-clad pro-democracy protesters targeted some of the city’s shopping centres, ending a rar…
Three males and two females face charges over killing of 70-year-old hit with a brickFive Hong Kong teenagers have been arrested in connection with the death of a man after he was hit on the head by a brick during clashes between pro- and anti-governme…
Panel recruited to ensure objectivity cite failure to agree formal process with police complaints commissionA panel of foreign experts overseeing an investigation into allegations of excessive force used by the Hong Kong police force has said it is ste…