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Protesters warned of legal action if they join rallies this Thursday in Bangkok

June 21, 2021
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Groups of political activists, planning to rally in Bangkok this Thursday, which marks the 89th anniversary of regime change to constitutional monarchy, are being warned by the metropolitan police that…

(Photo) Protesters hold hands to form a human chain during a rally to call for political reforms at Mongkok district in Hong Kong, China, August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Hong Kong protesters join in ‘Baltic Chain’ link of hands

August 23, 2019
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of chanting Hong Kong protesters joined peaceful “Baltic Chain” links of hands on Friday, with almost three months of anti-government demonstrations showing no sign of…

(Photo) Anti-extradition bill protesters attend a rally in Victoria Park demanding democracy and political reforms in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Hong Kong protesters throng streets under heavy rain

August 18, 2019
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – At least 100,000 anti-government protesters joined a mass rally in Hong Kong on Sunday, filling major thoroughfares in heavy rain in the eleventh week of what…

(Photo) Ten weeks of demonstrations have plunged the international finance hub into crisis, with communist-ruled mainland China taking an increasingly hardline tone/AFP

Defiant Hong Kong protesters vow huge rally despite Beijing threats

August 18, 2019
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Hong Kong democracy activists are hoping to get out a huge crowd later Sunday in a bid to show the city’s leaders that their protest movement remains defiant despite increasingly…

(Photo) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (R) and Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu speak to media over an extradition bill protest in Hong Kong, China July 15, 2019/ REUTERS (Joyce Zhou)

Hong Kong leader says protesters in latest clashes can be called ‘rioters’

July 15, 2019
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday protesters who clashed with police on the weekend were rioters, a legally loaded term in the city, and…

(Photo) Police try to disperse pro-democracy activists after a march at Sheung Shui, a city border town in Hong Kong, China July 13, 2019/ REUTERS (Tyrone Siu)

Hong Kong protesters, police clash as demonstrations target Chinese traders

July 13, 2019
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong protesters clashed with police on Saturday in a town near the boundary with mainland China where thousands rallied against the presence of Chinese traders,…

(Photo) Notes against the proposed extradition bill are seen Tai Po, in the northern part of the New Territories of Hong Kong, China July 9, 2019/ REUTERS (Tyrone Siu)

Imagine all the Post-its: Hong Kong protesters come together with ‘Lennon Walls’

July 13, 2019
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – During Hong Kong’s “Umbrella Movement” of 2014, colorful Post-it notes of support covered a wall near where protesters camped in the streets calling for democracy in…

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