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Hong Kong: Pro-democracy leader attacked with hammers and knives
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 17 (ANI): A leading Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Jimmy Sham was hospitalised on Wednesday evening after he was attacked by a group of men wielding hammers and knives.
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Over 2,200 people detained in Hong Kong since start of protests: Carrie La
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Oct 16 (ANI): Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday said that Hong Kong police have detained more than 2,200 people in 400 anti-government protests that have hit the city over the past four months.
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Carrie Lam aborts policy speech as Hong Kong lawmakers disrupt session
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 16 (ANI): Moments after Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam began to deliver a speech outlining policy ideas to deal with the ongoing crisis on Wednesday, pro-democracy lawmakers forced her to stop the address to the Legislative Council.
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US House passes several measures in support of Hong Kong protesters
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives has passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act that stipulates annual State Department reviews of the autonomy of Hong Kong, as well as other measures supporting demonstrators.
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Taiwan deports Chinese tourist for tearing down posters supporting Hong Ko
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Oct 9 (ANI): Taiwan's immigration department on Wednesday said that it had expelled a Chinese tourist named Li Shaodong for tearing down posters that supported Hong Kong protests from a 'Lennon Wall' at the National Taiwan University here.
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Hong Kong protests: Chinese military garrison unfurls warning flag for dem
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 7 (ANI): In the first direct interaction between the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and pro-democracy demonstrators since the beginning of protests, the Chinese military garrison in Hong Kong on Sunday raised a yellow flag, warning protesters they could be prosecuted if the
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Thousands protest in Hong Kong as court rejects appeal seeking suspension
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 6 (ANI): Hong Kong High Court on Sunday dismissed an application put forth by 24 pro-democracy legislators, seeking a temporary suspension of a controversial new mask ban imposed by the government using a colonial-era emergency law.
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Hong Kong: 1 protestor shot as police fires at crowd on China's National D
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 1 (ANI): For the first time, Hong Kong police on Tuesday fired live ammunition directly at protesters during agitations, injuring at least one and escalating the city's months-long political crisis on the same day when mainland China staged a huge military parade to celebrate
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Demonstrators set streets ablaze in central Hong Kong
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 30 (ANI): Several parts of Hong Kong' commercial streets were set ablaze by the protesters here on Sunday as the pro-democracy protests turned violent in the city.
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Hong Kong: Protests turn violent ahead of National Day celebrations in Chi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sep 29 (ANI): The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong turned violent on Sunday after the demonstrators snarled major roads, threw bricks and firebombs at the police in an open challenge to Beijing just two days before the country commemorates 70 years of Communist rule.
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Hong Kong to tone down Chinese National Day celebrations due to ongoing pr
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 24 (ANI): Hong Kong is set to tone down Chinese National Day celebrations to avoid potentially chaotic disruptions by anti-government protesters in the city.
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Hong Kong: Protests takes a violent turn on 16th consecutive weekend
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sep 23 (ANI): Protesters here on Sunday night vandalised a subway station, set fires and trampled on Chinese flags as the pro-democracy demonstrations once again took a violent turn for the 16th consecutive weekend.
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