カテゴリー: Protest
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…
For many protesters in Hong Kong, identity is entwined with surveillance and their masks shield them from the dangers of government identification. Curious about the young demonstrators behind these masks, Associated Press photographer Felipe Dana set …
A student was shot by Hong Kong police on Monday, the third time a demonstrator has been hit with live ammunition. Police used teargas, pepper spray and firearms at multiple locations as demonstrators blocked roads, lit fires and hurled missiles. …
Police fire at unarmed student and middle-aged man set on fire in day of violent clashesTwo people are in a critical condition in Hong Kong after another day of protests and violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police that left more t…
China Daily newspaper accuses protesters of being at mercy of hormones, and venting anger ‘at grievances real and imagined’Chinese state media on Monday urged authorities to take a “tougher line” against protesters in Hong Kong who vandalised the offic…
Local media show broken windows, graffiti and lobby fire at official Xinhau agencyProtesters have vandalised the Hong Kong office of China’s official Xinhua news agency for the first time in months of anti-government demonstrations, smashing windows an…
Unrest is seemingly everywhere. We look at the some of the reasons for and responses to it in Hong Kong, Lebanon, Chile, Catalonia and IraqIn Lebanon they are against a tax on WhatsApp and endemic corruption. In Chile, a hike in the metro fare and ramp…
A 19-year-old democracy activist was allegedly stabbed by a man shouting pro-China slogansA man handing out leaflets for a Hong Kong pro-democracy protest was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant who slashed his neck and abdomen on Saturday, days aft…
A 19-year-old democracy activist was allegedly stabbed by a man shouting pro-China slogansA man handing out leaflets for a Hong Kong pro-democracy protest was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant who slashed his neck and abdomen on Saturday, days aft…
Carrie Lam abandons chamber again after lawmakers decry assault on protest leader The Hong Kong leader, Carrie Lam, has again been forced from the legislative chamber because of protests by opposition members after a violent attack on a leader of the n…
Warning follows another night of violent skirmishes between police and protesters in cityViolent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have escalated to a “life-threatening level”, police have said, after a small bomb exploded and a police officer was st…
‘Blossom everywhere’ tactic is a reaction to politicisation of MTR subway systemHong Kong protesters have deployed a new strategy of popping up in small groups in multiple locations across the city in an effort to avoid arrest, during their ongoing cam…
City needed a protest song to unite it, says the anonymous writer behind the tune sweeping the barricadesThe orchestra wear hard hats and gas masks, the choir emerges from a swirl of tear gas-like smoke, and as the music swells, cutaway shots show crow…
Leader feels city authorities can handle situation but says no option can be ruled out Hong Kong’s leader has said she would not rule out asking for Chinese government help in putting down the long-running protests “if the situation becomes so bad”, bu…