Hong Kong police use tear gas to disperse protesters in Mong Kok district - Reports
Moscow, Sep 2 (Sputnik/UNI) Hong Kong police on Monday used tear gas to disperse protesters in the district of Mong Kok, media reported.
Hong Kong witnesses another weekend of anti-China protests
Hong Kong City, Sept 1 (IBNS): The Hong Kong Police cracked down on thousands of protesters who defied ban to continue their agitation in the city on Sunday.
Hong Kong witnesses another day of protest as agitators defy ban on march
Hong Kong City, Aug 31 (IBNS): Hong Kong witnessed another day of protests on Saturday as thousands of anti-government agitators defied ban and marched through the city, media reports said.
Activists arrested in Hong Kong: Joshua Wong, others charged
Hong Kong City, Aug 30 (IBNS): Three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been charged in connection with the protest at police headquarters, media reports said.
Hong Kong Protests: Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested
Hong Kong City, Aug 30 (IBNS): The Demosisto party said its secretary-general Joshua Wong, a pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, has been arrested by the police in the city on Friday.
We can deal with protests ourselves: Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam
Hong Kong City, Aug 27 (IBNS): Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam on Tuesday said the government will act 'within existing' laws to deal with the ongoing anti-government protests going on in the city for the past couple of months.
Hong Kong Chief Executive meets young people amid escalation of protests – Reports
Beijing, Aug 27 (Sputnik/UNI) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam held on Tuesday a meeting with young people two days after the escalation of tensions between the protesters and security officers in the city, Chinese media reported.
Hong Kong Protest against Chinese govt continues: 36 people arrested
Hong Kong City, Aug 26 (IBNS): Hong Kong Police have said 36 people have been arrested over what it dubbed "violent protests" by pro-democracy activists which broke out in the region on Sunday again where cops even resorted to gunshot and use of water cannons to bring the situation under control.
Hong Kong police fire gun and use water cannon on pro-democracy protests
Hong Kong, Aug 25 (IBNS): It was for the first time in 12 weekends that a Hong Kong police officer fired a gunshot as pro-democracy protests once again took place in the specially administered region of China on Sunday.
Hong Kong court extends ban on protests in city's airport: Reports
Beijing, Aug 23 (Sputnik/uni) The Hong Kong Supreme Court on Friday extended for an unspecified period a ban on rallying in the city's international airport, media reported.
Over 1.7 mln people join Sunday demonstration in Hong Kong: Organisers
Hong Kong, Aug 18 (Sputnik/UNI) Over 1.7 million people have taken part in the anti-government demonstration in Hong Kong on Sunday, the rally’s organizers said. Earlier in the day, the opposition Civil Human Rights Front organized a mass demonstration in Victoria Park. Even though the police only sanctioned the rally in Victoria Park, the protesters, despite rainy weather, soon left the park to join an unauthorized march.
Tens of thousands of protesters March in center of Hong Kong despite police ban
Hong Kong, Aug 18 (Sputnik/UNI) Tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched in the center of Hong Kong despite a police ban and rainy weather, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday.
Court issues order to remove protesters from Hong Kong Int'l Airport - Reports
Moscow, Aug 14 (Sputnik/UNI) A court has issued an injunction order to remove demonstrators from Hong Kong International Airport after they were engaged with violent confrontations with police, local media reported on Wednesday.
New York, Aug 14 (IBNS): After two consecutive days of chaos at Hong Kong International Airport, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Michelle Bachelet expressed her concern and condemned “any form” of violence or destruction of property and urged the demonstrators to “express their views in a peaceful way”.
Protest disrupts normal operations in Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong, Aug 13 (IBNS): Amid anti-government protests, flight check-in has been suspended at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday, media reports said.