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Hong Kong protesters get busy ahead of China National Day
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters have set themselves a busy schedule for today, rebuilding “Lennon Walls” of anti-government graffiti and marking the fifth anniversary of the “Umbrella” street movement that gridlocked the city for weeks. Thousands of protesters rallied
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HK activist Joshua Wong seeks US support for protests
NEW YORK: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said yesterday he was seeking the support of US lawmakers for the demands of his fellow protesters who have led months of streets demonstrations, including a call for free elections. Wong, who
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“Hong Kong is the new Cold War’s Berlin”
BERLIN: Comparing the struggle of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters to the role of Berlin during the Cold War, activist Joshua Wong told an audience in the German capital that his city was now a bulwark between the free world and
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School students form human chain after weekend protest
HONG KONG: Hundreds of secondary school students, many wearing masks with their uniforms, formed human chains in districts across Hong Kong on Monday in support of anti-government protesters after another weekend of clashes in the Chinese-ruled city. Metro stations which
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Joshua Wong arrested ahead of weekend protests
HONG KONG: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Friday ahead of another weekend of planned protests in the Chinese-ruled city that is grappling with its biggest political crisis since its handover to Beijing more than two decades
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