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Nov 19

U.N. human rights office asks Hong Kong authorities to de-escalate standoff

By Associated Press

The spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville, said it is concerned about increasing violence by young people “who are clearly very angry, with deep-seated grievances.”…

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Nov 18

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How Beijing is likely to respond to escalating Hong Kong protest violence

Police in Hong Kong have tightened their siege on the campus of the Polytechnic University, where hundreds of protesters are trapped inside. It’s the latest bout of violence in nearly six months of demonstrations -- one China is warning it…

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Nov 18

PHOTOS: Hong Kong police battle protesters in university siege

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Hong Kong’s work week started with multiple protests that disrupted traffic, and schools remained closed because of safety concerns.

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Nov 17

Hong Kong protesters fight off police with fire and arrows

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

A Hong Kong police officer was hit in the leg by an arrow and protesters set an overhead footbridge on fire Sunday as they fought to keep police using tear gas and water cannons from advancing on their university campus…

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Nov 15

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In Hong Kong, public outrage toward police rises as violence spreads

By Divya Gopalan

Unrest in Hong Kong is becoming increasingly violent. This week, a policeman shot a protester, a Beijing supporter was set on fire and an elderly man died after being hit by a brick. University campuses have become sites of clashes…

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Nov 15

Hong Kong protesters resort to medieval weapons to stop police

By Associated Press

Now in their sixth month, the anti-government protests have grown increasingly violent even as they have shrunk in size, often causing chaos in the streets of the city of 7.5 million people.

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Nov 14

Hong Kong police deny curfew, say protesters are out of control

By Patrick Quinn, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Hong Kong police warned protesters on Thursday that they were moving “one step closer to terrorism” by sinking the city into chaos.

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Nov 11

Hong Kong leader promises stricter measures after violent day

By Alice Fung, Associated Press

The pledge from Carrie Lam follows a day of violence in which one person was shot and another set on fire.

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Nov 08

Hong Kong student’s death fuels more anger against police

By Eileen Ng, Associated Press

A university student who fell off a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters died Friday in a rare fatality after five months of unrest.

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Nov 03

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Globally, people are taking their discontent to the streets

By PBS NewsHour

While mass demonstrations against the government have rocked Hong Kong for months, protests in Iraq and Lebanon have unseated respective governments. People in Barcelona, Haiti and Chile have also taken to the streets with their demands. Vali Nasr, a former…

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