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Jimmy Lai among five Hong Kong democracy activists jailed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 05:51 PM

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was jailed for 12 months on Friday along with four other veteran democracy activists for helping to lead one of the city's biggest-ever protests. Read more »

Youngest Hong Kong protester sentenced for rioting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 03 06:03 PM

A Hong Kong teenager became the youngest person so far to plead guilty to rioting during 2019's huge pro-democracy protests on Wednesday, as he admitted throwing a petrol bomb at police when aged just 14. Read more »

Hong Kong police ban major security law protest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 05:45 PM

Hong Kong police on Saturday banned a major demonstration against China's planned national security law for the city which critics fear would smother the financial hub's treasured freedoms, organisers said.  Read more »

Dozens in Hong Kong stage pro-democracy protest in shopping mall

Reuters
Posted at Jun 05 03:59 PM

HONG KONG - Dozens of Hong Kong protesters marched through a shopping mall on Friday, chanting pro-democracy slogans a day after thousands defied a police ban to hold a vigil for the anniversary of China's Tiananmen crackdown in 1989.   Read more »

Hong Kongers fret over Beijing's planned new security laws

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 04:47 PM

HONG KONG, May 23 - Newspaper vendor Man, 60, was speechless when she saw the headline that Beijing plans to impose national security laws on Hong Kong, and worried what the future holds for youth in the Chinese-ruled city. Read more »

Trump vague about whether he will veto bills that back Hong Kong protesters

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 12:30 PM

US President Donald Trump was vague on Friday about whether he would sign or veto legislation to back protesters in Hong Kong as he tries to strike a trade deal with China, and boasted that he alone had prevented Beijing from crushing the demonstrations with a million soldiers. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 15, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 02:05 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Guarding the fort as HK protests rage

Dale De La Rey, AFP
Posted at Nov 15 09:26 AM

A protester rests on the ground on a blocked road at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Thursday evening. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 5, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 03:56 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Graduating HK students back pro-democracy movement

Shannon Stapleton, Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 03:36 PM

University students wearing Guy Fawkes masks pose during a news conference to support anti-government protests before their graduation ceremony at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, China, Tuesday. Read more »

Cathay warns staff face sack if they join Hong Kong strike

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 02:46 PM

Hong Kong's flagship carrier, which has 27,000 staff in the city, has been accused of bowing to political pressure from China, whose aviation regulator has banned airline staff who have supported the demonstrations from working on flights through its airspace. Read more »