Arrows fired in Hong Kong campus stand-off
Police have warned that they may use live bullets if violence againt colleagues continues after policeman injured by arrow.
‘Trump, please save Hong Kong’ — protesters
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are appealing to President Donald Trump for help as they march near the US consulate general in the city. Some are carrying banners reading, “President Trump, please save Hong Kong” and “Make Hong Kong great again”. The protests, now in their 14th straight week, have continued despite Hong Kong’s leadership […]
Hong Kong students defy China warnings with boycott
Thousands of black-clad students rallied Monday at the start of a two-week boycott of university classes, piling pressure on Hong Kong’s leaders to resolve months of increasingly violent anti-government protests that show no sign of easing Students have been the backbone of a movement that sprang up to oppose government plans to allow extraditions to […]
Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders arrested in crackdown
Three prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have been arrested in an apparent police crackdown. Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow of the political party Demosisto were detained on Friday over a 21 June rally where protesters blockaded police headquarters for 15 hours. Independence campaigner Andy Chan was arrested at the airport on Thursday while trying to […]