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Demonstrators march in Hong Kong in new weekend of protest

3:58 pm September 21, 2019

Hong Kong: Protesters marched through an outlying district of Hong Kong on Saturday in a renewed outpouring of grievances against the Chinese territory’s government. The march by several thousand people in Tuen Mun on Hong Kong’s northwest was relatively small compared with previous weekends. There was no violence, in contrast to previous protests that included […]

House Speaker Pelosi welcomes Hong Kong pro-democracy activists to Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi welcomes Hong Kong activists to Capitol

2:24 am September 19, 2019

WASHINGTON: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday welcomed Hong Kong pro-democracy activists to the U.S. Capitol, sending a message to Beijing that Congress supports the protesters in their months-long campaign for human rights. Pelosi thanked the activists for “challenging the conscience,” not only of the Chinese government, but the worldwide community with their mass protests […]

Determined Hong Kong protesters head home before tense anniversaries

Hong Kong activists appeal to US lawmakers to help movement

9:12 am September 18, 2019

Washington: Activists involved in the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have appealed to US lawmakers to support their fight by banning the export of American police equipment that is used against demonstrators and by more closely monitoring Chinese efforts to undermine civil liberties in the city. The activists, including several young people who have emerged […]

Violence flares after Hong Kong protesters defy police ban

9:58 pm September 15, 2019

HONG KONG: Police fired chemical-laced blue water and tear gas at protesters who lobbed Molotov cocktails outside the Hong Kong government office complex Sunday, as violence flared anew after thousands of pro-democracy supporters marched through downtown in defiance of a police ban. A mixed crowd of hardcore protesters in black and wearing masks, along with […]

‘Glory to Hong Kong’: The new anthem embraced by protesters

12:08 pm September 12, 2019

Hong Kong: A defiant protest anthem penned by an anonymous composer has become the unofficial new soundtrack to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, belted out by crowds at flashmobs in malls, on the streets and in the football stands. “Glory to Hong Kong” first appeared on YouTube on 31 August and has quickly won a huge […]