Hong Kong student who fell during weekend protests dies
5 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong student who fell during weekend protests dies

Al Jazeera  

Pro-democracy protesters call for city-wide vigil to honour the late 22-year-old student who died of his injuries. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology students’ union said the man was a 22-year-old surnamed Chow who was a two-year undergraduate in the computer science department. https://t.co/EeNu6YSrnk — LO Kin-hei 羅健熙 November 8, 2019 Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke reporting from Hong Kong said that the protesters are blaming police, saying they had failed to adhere to tear gas guidelines. The attack was “not only a serious criminal act but also pure election violence,” Xu Luying, spokeswoman for the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of China’s central government, said on Thursday, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Xu said protesters in Hong Kong “intend to create a ‘chilling effect’ by threatening and intimidating their candidates and their supporters”, in order to “affect the election results of the district councils and realise their purpose of seizing political power”.

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Hong Kong retrial convicts social worker over role in 2019 protests
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Hong Kong retrial convicts social worker over role in 2019 protests

Al Jazeera  

A different court previously cleared Jackie Chen of rioting after she said she attended protests to call for restraint. A Hong Kong court has convicted a social worker on charges of rioting over her attendance at 2019 antigovernment protests. She pleaded not guilty, but Deputy District Judge May Chung ruled that Chen had made unfounded accusations against police, shouting “provocative” …

Police clash with protesters in China after student falls to his death
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Police clash with protesters in China after student falls to his death

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Protests escalated into violent clashes with heavily armed police …

Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at the centre of largest national security trial
4 months, 1 week ago

Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at the centre of largest national security trial

The Independent  

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Hong Kong court sentences dozens in case that crushed pro-democracy camp
4 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong court sentences dozens in case that crushed pro-democracy camp

Live Mint  

HONG KONG—Four years ago, a college professor in Hong Kong crafted a plan for the Chinese territory’s pro-democracy opposition to win control of the local legislature, then trigger a confrontation with Beijing by forcing the central government’s handpicked Hong Kong leader to step down. In January 2021, local authorities arrested dozens of prominent politicians and activists, later charging 47 of …

45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here’s who some of them are
4 months, 1 week ago

45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here’s who some of them are

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Dozens of prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in the largest case under a national security law that critics say crushed political activism in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. Joshua Wong Joshua Wong rose to fame in Hong Kong in 2012 as a high school student leading protests against the introduction of national …

Hong Kong activist defiant during landmark trial: ‘No one wants to be ruled by a totalitarian regime’
7 months ago

Hong Kong activist defiant during landmark trial: ‘No one wants to be ruled by a totalitarian regime’

The Independent  

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Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — After spending five months in jail for publishing seditious Instagram posts, Joker Chan returned to a harsh reality. Five years after the protests erupted, the lives of some young people who were jailed or arrested during Beijing’s political crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement remain in limbo. Brandon Yau, secretary of the prisoners’ support group Waiting Bird, …

Four found guilty of rioting over 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature
1 year, 1 month ago

Four found guilty of rioting over 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature

Al Jazeera  

The storming of the building marked an escalation in the 2019 mass protests that began over a China extradition bill. A Hong Kong court has found four people guilty of rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building that marked a major escalation of pro-democracy protests more than four years ago. Student journalist Wong Ka-ho and Ma Kai-chung, …

Tony Chung: Pro-democracy activist flees Hong Kong to seek asylum in UK
1 year, 3 months ago

Tony Chung: Pro-democracy activist flees Hong Kong to seek asylum in UK

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of Hong Kong's youngest pro-democracy activists has fled the city …

Collective Protests Planned Against Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Nov 15
1 year, 4 months ago

Collective Protests Planned Against Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Nov 15

News 18  

Tibetan students on Friday hung a sign from the roof of San Francisco’s Moscone Center, calling out Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator” ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The Hong Kong Democracy Movement, Uighyer and Students for Free Tibet are coming together to protest against the atrocities done by China ahead of the APEC summit, starting Saturday, …

Hong Kong leader defends new election rules even though biggest pro-democracy party can’t join race
1 year, 4 months ago

Hong Kong leader defends new election rules even though biggest pro-democracy party can’t join race

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader defended the rules for upcoming local elections as open and fair Tuesday after an electoral overhaul effectively barred the city’s remaining pro-democracy activists from joining the race. The city’s largest pro-democracy party, the Democratic Party, will be absent in December’s district council election for the first time since its establishment in 1994. Party chair …

4 former Hong Kong student leaders jailed over their praise of a knife attack on a police officer
1 year, 5 months ago

4 former Hong Kong student leaders jailed over their praise of a knife attack on a police officer

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Four former student leaders from the University of Hong Kong were sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for inciting people to wound others through their praise of a man who stabbed a police officer before killing himself in 2021. Leung Kin-fai stabbed a police officer with a knife before turning the weapon on himself on …

A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term
1 year, 5 months ago

A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term

The Independent  

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Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists partially win bid to quash convictions over 2019 protest
1 year, 7 months ago

Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists partially win bid to quash convictions over 2019 protest

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy advocates had part of their convictions quashed Monday over their roles in one of the biggest pro-democracy protests in 2019. Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper; Martin Lee, the founding chairman of the city’s Democratic Party; and five former pro-democracy lawmakers, including barrister Margaret Ng, had been …

Hong Kong changes law to slash directly elected council seats, undermining democratic challenges
1 year, 8 months ago

Hong Kong changes law to slash directly elected council seats, undermining democratic challenges

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday passed an amendment to a law to eliminate most directly elected seats on local district councils, the last major political representative bodies chosen by the public, shutting down further democratic challenges in the city. “The councils became increasingly radical and turned into a very big resistance that obstructs the government’s work and …

Hong Kong court convicts 3 members of 1989 Tiananmen vigil group
2 years ago

Hong Kong court convicts 3 members of 1989 Tiananmen vigil group

Al Jazeera  

Court convicted Hong Kong democracy activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung, as well as Tang Ngok Kwan and Tsui Hon Kwong. Three former members of a Hong Kong group that organised annual vigils to mark China’s bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of not complying with a national security police request for information. Three former leaders of a …

How 45 Pro-Democracy Leaders Were Sentenced in Hong Kong’s Largest National Security Case
2 years, 1 month ago

How 45 Pro-Democracy Leaders Were Sentenced in Hong Kong’s Largest National Security Case

New York Times  

A court in Hong Kong handed down sentences ranging from just over four years to 10 years for 45 pro-democracy activists on Tuesday in a landmark political trial. Joshua Wong, 28 Twelve were elected lawmakers, who had often used their presence in the legislature to protest China’s encroachment on Hong Kong’s autonomy. Lam Cheuk-ting, 47 Helena Wong, 66 Alvin Yeung, …

Chow Hang-tung: Woman activist jailed in Hong Kong over Tiananmen vigil wins appeal against conviction
2 years, 3 months ago

Chow Hang-tung: Woman activist jailed in Hong Kong over Tiananmen vigil wins appeal against conviction

The Independent  

The former vice-chair of a group that organised annual Tiananmen Square vigils in Hong Kong on Wednesday won an appeal against her conviction and 15-month prison sentence. Chow Hang-tung, 37, is one of the city’s most prominent pro-democracy activists and a former leader of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. The judge at …

Hong Kong protester shot by police jailed for six years
2 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong protester shot by police jailed for six years

Al Jazeera  

Judge tells 23-year-old Chow Pak-kwan he has only himself to blame for the physical injuries and mental trauma he suffered. A Hong Kong man who was shot by police at close range during the 2019 democracy protests has been jailed for six years on charges including obstructing a police officer and attempted robbery of the officer’s gun. Footage of the …

Chinese reporter beaten by Hong Kong protesters in 2019 died: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Chinese reporter beaten by Hong Kong protesters in 2019 died: Report

Hindustan Times  

A former mainland Chinese reporter who became a public figure after his assault by protesters at Hong Kong’s airport during the 2019 unrest, has died. Fu Guohao died in October 2021 aged 30 after suffering from depression, the South China Morning Post reported, citing his father Fu Chengxue who announced it on Thursday on Toutiao, a Twitter-like platform. Fu Guohao …

Hong Kong political activists plead guilty amid crackdown
2 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong political activists plead guilty amid crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a tough National Security Law have entered guilty pleas in court, as the Beijing government seeks to further silence opposition voices in the regional financial hub. The 47 democracy activists, aged 23 to 64, were charged with conspiracy to …

Hong Kong independence activist jailed for secession
3 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong independence activist jailed for secession

Al Jazeera  

Tony Chung, 20, is the youngest person to be convicted under the new law which has crushed dissent in Hong Kong. A young Hong Kong democracy activist has been sentenced to three and a half years behind bars after pleading guilty to secession under the city’s sweeping national security law. With Tuesday’s sentencing, Tony Chung, 20, is now the youngest …

Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizers to disband amid crackdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizers to disband amid crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The Hong Kong group that had organized annual vigils in remembrance of victims of the Chinese military’s crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests voted to disband Saturday amid an ongoing crackdown on independent political activism in the semi-autonomous city. “So whatever the conditions are, we still think that in the coming future, Hong Kong people …

Hong Kong organisers of Tiananmen rally accused of foreign ties
3 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong organisers of Tiananmen rally accused of foreign ties

Al Jazeera  

Police to question Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China over its membership, finances. The police’s national security unit on Wednesday sent a letter to the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, accusing it of collusion with foreign forces and requesting information about its membership, finances and activities by September 7, …

Hong Kong police arrest four students for ‘advocating terrorism’
3 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong police arrest four students for ‘advocating terrorism’

Al Jazeera  

Arrests are in relation to a since withdrawn student union motion marking the death of a man who stabbed a police officer. Hong Kong have said they had arrested four students on suspicion of “advocating terrorism” after their student union passed a motion last month mourning the death of a 50-year-old who stabbed a policeman before killing himself. Shortly after …

Hong Kong democracy group behind massive protests disbands
3 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong democracy group behind massive protests disbands

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A pro-democracy group that organized some of the biggest protests during months of political upheaval in Hong Kong in 2019 is dissolving, the group said Sunday. The Hong Kong Civil Human Rights Front, made up of a slew of member organizations, said it could no longer operate. Rights group Amnesty International expressed its concern over “the pattern …

Arrest to verdict: A timeline of Hong Kong’s first security trial
3 years, 8 months ago

Arrest to verdict: A timeline of Hong Kong’s first security trial

Al Jazeera  

Tong Ying-kit was arrested on July 1, 2020 after riding his bike – a ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ flag billowing from behind – into a group of police. Police say Tong, a former waiter, drove his motorcycle – a black flag emblazoned with the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times” billowing from the back – into three riot police, …

Hong Kong pro-democracy group downsizes amid crackdown
3 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong pro-democracy group downsizes amid crackdown

The Hindu  

One of Hong Kong’s most established pro-democracy civic organisations said on Saturday it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steering committee amid Beijing’s crackdown on opposition activity in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China is best known for organising an annual rally and candlelight …

HK’s Lam calls for teens to be monitored as police foil bomb plot
3 years, 8 months ago

HK’s Lam calls for teens to be monitored as police foil bomb plot

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong leader’s comments came as police arrested nine people, including six secondary school students, over an alleged bomb plot. Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has urged parents and teachers to report on teenagers who break the law as police in the Chinese-controlled city arrested nine people, including six secondary school students, over an alleged bomb plot. “If some teens …

Hong Kong: Broken promises
3 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong: Broken promises

Al Jazeera  

We look at the erosion of free speech, the squeeze on civil liberties and stringent laws controlling political expression in Hong Kong. Twenty-four years since Britain handed Hong Kong back to China, the city has undergone a transformation. Contributors: Chris Yeung – Chairperson, Hong Kong Journalists Association Bao Choy – Freelance journalist, RTHK Linda Wong – Journalist, Citizen News Keith …

Hong Kong police officer was stabbed by ‘lone wolf’ attacker
3 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong police officer was stabbed by ‘lone wolf’ attacker

Al Jazeera  

Police said the man stabbed himself in the chest and later died of his wounds after injuring officer. A 50-year-old man, who killed himself after stabbing a Hong Kong police officer on Thursday, was a “lone wolf” attacker who had been politically “radicalised”, the city’s security chief said on Friday. “Initial investigations indicate that this is a lone wolf style …

Hong Kong’s New Police State
3 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong’s New Police State

The Diplomat  

“Beijing will not be able to establish iron rule over Hong Kong without destroying the territory.” Or so I wrote in late 2019. The central government’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office condemned the primary for “turning Hong Kong into a base for ‘color revolution,’ infiltration and subversion activities against the country.” Luo Huining, director of Beijing’s Liaison Office in …

Hong Kong Activist Agnes Chow Released on Pro-Democracy Protest Anniversary
3 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong Activist Agnes Chow Released on Pro-Democracy Protest Anniversary

News 18  

Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow described prison as “agony” on Saturday after she was released on the second anniversary of the city’s huge democracy rallies, with police out in force and protests now all but banned. In a statement the group’s secretary Chan Chi-sam said Hong Kong had fallen into an “absurd era”, adding that he hoped Hong Kongers …

Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow released on protest anniversary
3 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow released on protest anniversary

Al Jazeera  

The 24-year-old activist served nearly seven months for her role in an unauthorised assembly during anti-government protests in the city in 2019. Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow was released Saturday from prison on the second anniversary of the city’s huge democracy rallies, with police out in force and protests now all but banned. A Beijing-imposed national security law has …

Tiananmen massacre: Hundreds gather around Hong Kong park to remember victims despite constraints
3 years, 9 months ago

Tiananmen massacre: Hundreds gather around Hong Kong park to remember victims despite constraints

Firstpost  

Hong Kong Police banned the vigil for a second straight year, citing COVID-19 restrictions, although there have been no local cases in the semi-autonomous Chinese city for more than six weeks Hong Kong: Hundreds of people gathered near a Hong Kong park on Friday despite a ban on an annual candlelight vigil remembering China’s deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, …

China’s silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong
3 years, 9 months ago

China’s silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — For years, China has quashed any discussion on the mainland of its bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, nearly erasing what happened from the collective consciousness. “When June 4, 1989, happened, all of Hong Kong witnessed the indelible historical event of students massacred by a corrupt regime,” Chan said. While Tiananmen Mothers said …

Hong Kong activists struggle to keep flame of democracy alive
3 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong activists struggle to keep flame of democracy alive

Al Jazeera  

Territory’s civil society is under unprecedented pressure, but activists say they will not give up their struggle. Holding the line Although most of Hong Kong’s civil society has been apolitical historically, the founding of the alliance to aid the 1989 student movement in Beijing marked a watershed. In 2003, an umbrella organisation of civic groups – the Civil Human Rights …

Hong Kong tycoon gets 14-month jail term over 2019 protest
3 years, 10 months ago

Hong Kong tycoon gets 14-month jail term over 2019 protest

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was sentenced to more jail time Friday over his role in an anti-government protest in 2019, as authorities step up a crackdown on dissent in the city. The founder of The Apple Daily, a feisty pro-democracy tabloid, Lai is also being investigated under the city’s sweeping national …

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced for Tiananmen vigil
3 years, 10 months ago

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced for Tiananmen vigil

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong …

HK’s Joshua Wong gets 10 more months in jail over June 4 assembly
3 years, 10 months ago

HK’s Joshua Wong gets 10 more months in jail over June 4 assembly

Al Jazeera  

Prominent pro-democracy leader is already in prison and has also been charged under the national security law. Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong will face an additional 10 months in jail for participating in an unauthorised assembly on June 4 last year to commemorate the brutal 1989 crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. #BREAKING #HongKong activist Joshua Wong has been jailed …

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to more jail time
3 years, 10 months ago

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to more jail time

LA Times  

Democracy activist Joshua Wong, center, joins others at a vigil in Hong Kong last year commemorating the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. As Hong Kong authorities exert more control over dissent in the city, prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to more jail time Thursday for participating in an unauthorized vigil last year to commemorate the 1989 …

Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown
3 years, 11 months ago

Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, to up to 18 months in prison for organizing and participating in a massive march during 2019 anti-government protests that triggered an overwhelming crackdown from Beijing. Lee Cheuk-yan, a pro-democracy activist and former lawmaker who helped organize annual candlelight vigils in …

China's Hong Kong crackdown was decades in the making
3 years, 11 months ago

China's Hong Kong crackdown was decades in the making

ABC  

After completing negotiations to hand back Hong Kong to China, British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, recorded in her diary that she was "seriously disturbed by the Chinese insistence on recovering sovereignty over Hong Kong". Beijing's latest move to strip the number of directly elected representatives in the Hong Kong legislature is another sign that the promise of "one country, two …

7 Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted as China clamps down
3 years, 11 months ago

7 Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted as China clamps down

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Seven of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates, including a media tycoon and an 82-year-old veteran of the movement, were convicted Thursday for organizing and participating in a march during massive anti-government protests in 2019 that triggered a crackdown on dissent. Instead, Beijing has responded by cracking down even harder on dissent, including a new national security law …

‘Even dissent is controlled’: How Hong Kong’s world has changed
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Even dissent is controlled’: How Hong Kong’s world has changed

Al Jazeera  

China’s new election system in Hong Kong has wiped out years of struggle for more democratic freedoms. Hong Kong – In mass rallies and large election turnouts, many people in Hong Kong have pushed hard to build a democratic system within China’s one-party state. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the changes were a “clear breach of the Joint Declaration,” …

Seven pro-democracy advocates, including Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee, convicted for organising massive Hong Kong protests
3 years, 11 months ago

Seven pro-democracy advocates, including Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee, convicted for organising massive Hong Kong protests

ABC  

Seven pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, have been convicted for organising and participating in an unlawful assembly during massive anti-government protests in 2019. Key points: The seven activists were convicted after organising a rally in August 2019 that attracted an estimated 1.7 million people Protests were sparked by an extradition bill that was eventually withdrawn …

Future of Hong Kong: Inside Hong Kong's new Britain-based pro-democracy movement
4 years ago

Future of Hong Kong: Inside Hong Kong's new Britain-based pro-democracy movement

The Telegraph  

This article is the third in our three-part series, The Future of Hong Kong, looking at how much has changed since the first protests against Beijing's extradition bill two years ago. Mr Cheng, a former employee of the British Consulate in Hong Kong who was allegedly tortured at the hands of Chinese secret police, fled to the UK and was …

Hong Kong Democrat Faints In Court After Protesters Gather For Landmark Subversion Hearing
4 years ago

Hong Kong Democrat Faints In Court After Protesters Gather For Landmark Subversion Hearing

News 18  

A Hong Kong court adjourned early on Tuesday after a democracy activist fainted during a marathon hearing of 47 people charged with conspiracy to commit subversion, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the opposition. Authorities said the informal poll was part of a plan to “overthrow” the government, further raising alarm that Hong Kong has taken a swift authoritarian turn …

Explainer: How a primary got Hong Kong activists in trouble
4 years ago

Explainer: How a primary got Hong Kong activists in trouble

India Today  

Hong Kong democracy supporters are being locked up in jail, charged with being a threat to national security. Their arrests come under a new security law imposed on the semi-autonomous Chinese territory by Beijing that has largely silenced dissent in Hong Kong. Following that, opposition legislators would intensify protests, block the budget twice to force Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam …

Every prominent Hong Kong activist now either in jail or exile
4 years, 1 month ago

Every prominent Hong Kong activist now either in jail or exile

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Then, on Sunday afternoon, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activists …

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