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Umbrella movement
10 Years After Umbrella Movement, Where Are the Young Activists Now?
“Ten years from now, I wonder what the students of Scholarism will be doing in society?” Joshua Wong, the young pro-democracy activist, wrote in a post in 2014.
March 11, 2024
BY
Ying Cheung
and
Cindy Li
Nicole Kidman’s New ‘Expats’ Series Shows HongKongers Holding Umbrellas
The official trailer features a number of Hong Kong street scenes, including crowds holding umbrellas, referencing the 'Umbrella ...
December 26, 2023
BY
Danny Tang
and
Cindy Li
Hong Kong Student Exodus Worsens Amid ‘National Education’
Hong Kong lost around 27,000 primary and secondary students in 2022 while Beijing further tightens 'national education' in ...
September 21, 2023
BY
Ying Cheung
and
Angela Bright
Activist at 14, University Graduate Today
Wong Ji-yuet, one of the defendants in the pro-democracy primary election case who was released on bail, recently ...
December 13, 2022
BY
Nie Law
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Shan Lam
and
Harry McKenny
HK Govt. Accuses Stand News of Being a ‘Political Platform’ and Publishing ‘Inciting’ Articles
The trial of editors of the former Stand News began in Hong Kong on Oct. 31, 10 months ...
November 5, 2022
BY
Nie Law
,
Ying Cheung
and
Harry McKenny
Left Hong Kong but Continues to Tell the Story
Commentary Throughout October, I have been on the road in the United States and Canada facilitating the global ...
October 18, 2022
BY
Edward Chin
Anti-Extradition 3rd Anniversary: Exiled Hongkongers Set Up Community Networks to Help Fellow Overseas Citizens
As Hongkongers commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the anti-extradition movement, freedom and democracy have completely burned to the ...
June 18, 2022
BY
Hannah Cai
Hongkongers Launch Petition Not to Recognize CCP, John Lee as City’s Leader
A number of overseas Hong Kong people's groups and former Hong Kong lawmakers launched a joint signature campaign ...
June 18, 2022
BY
Nie Law
Thousands of Hongkongers Gather in London Parliament Square to Commemorate the 3-year Anniversary of the Anti-Extradition Movement
This year marks the third year anniversary of the anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong. Three years ago, tens ...
June 13, 2022
BY
Nie Law
Film Review: ‘Blue Island’: Documentary of Communist Suppression in Hong Kong
When it comes to the Chinese Communist Party cracking down on dissent, you can always count on history ...
May 4, 2022
BY
Joe Bendel
Former Associate Professor of HK University To Be Sentenced for Alleged Violations of Election Laws
Hong Kong’s District Court will sentence Benny Tai Yiu-ting, a renowned scholar in Hong Kong, on four charges of ...
May 3, 2022
BY
Shawn Lin
Poet’s Whereabouts Unknown After Arrest: Wife Turns to Twitter for Help
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June 22, 2020
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‘Beginning of the Nightmare’: Hongkongers See a Bleak Future Under National Security Law
Since Hong Kong, formerly a British colony, reverted to Chinese rule in 1997, Hongkongers have feared that the ...
June 17, 2020
BY
Eva Fu
David v. Goliath: Strategies of the Hong Kong Protest—Benny Tai
In the eyes of legal scholar and activist Dr. Benny Tai, why was Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Movement ...
December 8, 2019
BY
Jan Jekielek
‘We Are Back’: Hundreds of Thousands of Hongkongers Mark Anniversary of 2014 Mass Protests
Colorful placards, umbrellas, and water cannon again filled Hong Kong streets on Sept. 28 as hundreds of thousands ...
September 28, 2019
BY
Eva Fu
Hong Kong Umbrella Movement Leader Released on Bail
HONG KONG—A top opposition leader imprisoned on public disorder charges was released on bail on Aug. 15 as ...
August 15, 2019
BY
The Associated Press
Reporters Without Borders Slams Pro-China Taiwanese Media Over Lawsuit Against Foreign Journalist
TAIPEI, Taiwan—The nonprofit Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has rebuked a Taiwanese pro-Beijing media outlet for launching a libel ...
July 25, 2019
BY
Frank Fang
Hong Kong Leader Says Bill Is Dead, but Protesters Don’t Buy It
After Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced at a July 9 press conference that a controversial extradition bill ...
July 9, 2019
BY
Frank Fang
Fresh Protests Rock Hong Kong As Activists Seek a Voice at G20
HONG KONG—Hong Kong was plunged into chaos again on June 27 as protesters rallied outside the justice secretary's ...
June 27, 2019
BY
Reuters
Hong Kong Opposition Movement Largely Without Leaders
HONG KONG—The largely youth-driven movement of black-clad protesters challenging Hong Kong’s government over an unpopular extradition bill is ...
June 18, 2019
BY
The Associated Press
Hours After Prison Release, Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Joins Protest Calls for Extradition Bill Withdrawal
About four hours after Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was released from prison on June 17 morning, he ...
June 17, 2019
BY
Iris Tao
Hong Kong Protesters Wary of Chinese Surveillance Technology
HONG KONG–Young Hong Kong residents protesting a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to ...
June 13, 2019
BY
The Associated Press
Hong Kong Court Sends Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Back to Jail
HONG KONG—Hong Kong's Court of Appeal sent a young leader of the Chinese-ruled city's 2014 "Umbrella" pro-democracy street ...
May 16, 2019
BY
Reuters
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy ‘Occupy’ Activists Defiant After Guilty Verdicts
HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court on April 9 found nine leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy "Occupy" movement guilty ...
April 9, 2019
BY
Reuters
Film Review: Joshua: ‘Teenager vs. Superpower’
If you want to see a great documentary, make every effort to see “Joshua: Teenager Vs. Superpower” when ...
January 22, 2017
BY
Joe Bendel
Leaders of Umbrella Movement Could Become Hong Kong’s First Political Prisoners
Three student leaders of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement were convicted on July 21 for their involvement in the ...
July 22, 2016
BY
Eva Fu
New Blood Injected Into Hong Kong District Council as Voter Turnout Breaks New Record
The effect of last year’s Occupy Central Movement for democracy in Hong Kong was manifested in the results ...
November 27, 2015
BY
Stanley Ng
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