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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 5:06 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… Continue watching
Oct 29 Hong Kong bars pro-democracy activist from election By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Joshua Wong, 23, became known as the young face of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Movement" that peacefully occupied streets for 79 days in 2014. Continue reading
Oct 24 Hong Kong protesters rally in support of Catalan movement By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press A few hundred Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters rallied Thursday in a show of solidarity for the Catalan movement, which was sparked by fury over lengthy prison sentences for leaders of the region's separatist movement. Continue reading
Oct 23 Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press There are no signs that the withdrawal of the bill would dampen the protests, now in their fifth month. Continue reading
Oct 21 Hong Kong leaders apologize for spraying mosque with water cannon By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The city's leader, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, and the police chief visited the Kowloon Mosque to apologize to the chief imam and Muslim community leaders. Continue reading
Oct 16 Chaos as Hong Kong lawmakers thwart leader’s annual address By John Leicester, Associated Press Calling her "the mother of the mafia police," yelling pro-democracy lawmakers twice forced Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to stop delivering a speech laying out her policy objectives Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 15 LeBron James angers Hong Kong protesters with ‘free speech’ comments By John Leicester, Associated Press "Yes, we do have freedom of speech," James said. "But at times, there are ramifications for the negative that can happen when you're not thinking about others, when you only think about yourself."… Continue reading