カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Riot police have swooped on pro-democracy activists trying to flee a university they had set ablaze in one of the most violent confrontations in nearly six months of unrest. Hundreds of demonstrators clashed with officers who had threatened to use dead…
Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters have been trapped inside the Polytechnic University campus they have been occupying since last week. Despite a pledge from the university president that demonstrators could leave peacefully, those who tried to leave wer…
Pro-democracy activists see move as effort by Beijing to intervene in HK’s affairsOn Saturday afternoon, a few dozen Chinese soldiers jogged out of their barracks in triple file line, wearing shorts and matching army green T-shirts. They cheerily joine…
Hundreds trapped inside Polytechnic as demonstrators try to break campus siegeLATEST: Hong Kong protests: hundreds surrender to police after university standoffHong Kong police have fought running battles with protesters trying to break a security cord…
Police pulled back after attempted dawn raid on Polytechnic University was met with fireFull story: Police attempt to storm university after battle with protesters 5.27am GMT Thanks for following our rolling coverage of the latest developments in Hong …
Police earlier threatened to use live rounds on ‘rioters’ who used lethal weapons such as molotov cocktails against themHong Kong protest latest updates: riot police storm Polytechnic University after standoff with protesters – livePolice attempted to …
Although many remain sympathetic to the cause, citizens are becoming increasingly fearfulOne crisp and sunny morning last week, the normally busy road outside the main entrance to the University of Hong Kong was eerily quiet. Overlooked by mango trees,…
Chinese soldiers stationed in Hong Kong came out to clear streets on Saturday, which protesters had strewn with debris to slow down any police advances while they had been on the campus. People’s Liberation Army soldiers joined the clean-up outside Hon…
Controversial move could exacerbate tensions in territory dealing with months of anti-government protests Chinese troops in Hong Kong have been deployed to help clear roads blockaded by anti-government protesters in a controversial move that could esca…
Video shows Teresa Cheng falling as demonstrators shout ‘shame on you’The Metropolitan police have opened an investigation after Hong Kong’s justice minister, Teresa Cheng, fell to the ground while being surrounded by angry pro-democracy protesters out…
University writes to students on exchange in Hong Kong as campuses become focus of battles between police and protestersThe University of Sydney has urged Australian students on exchange in Hong Kong to return home as pro-democracy protests intensify o…
Demonstrators devise tactic that slows the progress of charging police but also hampers other road usersHong Kong protesters have alighted on a new way to counter the police, as the five-month old anti-government resistance grinds on and their tactics …
Heads say government response to protests ‘ineffective’ as campuses overrunThe heads of nine universities in Hong Kong have criticised the government for its “ineffective” response to the political unrest that moved to the city’s campuses this week.A s…
Victim said to have been hit by brick as protesters and pro-Beijing residents clashedA second man has died during the protests in Hong Kong, hours after China’s president, Xi Jinping, issued his most direct warning yet to the city, saying it urgently n…
Danish university chief tells 36 students to return home as several protesters injured in violenceDozens of foreign students have been urged to leave Hong Kong after another night of clashes left several people seriously injured.A worker for the Food …