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Pro-democracy activists participate in a night run in support of the ongoing Occupy Central movement at Admiralty district in Hong Kong, China, on October 16, 2014. (EPA/Rolex Dela Pena)
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Police react as they disperse pro-democracy protesters on a main road near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. (Reuters/Apple Daily)
Hong Kong tension rises with police beating of protester
Hong Kong, Reuters—Hong Kong authorities said on Wednesday that police involved in the beating of a pro-democracy protester would be removed from their positions after footage of the overnight incident went viral, sparking outrage from some lawmakers and the public....Caption:
A man takes photos from a footbridge above a barricaded flyover occupied by pro-democracy protestors in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 11, 2014. (AFP Photo/Ahthony Wallace)
Pitching tents, Hong Kong democracy protesters dig in for long haul
Hong Kong, Reuters—Hundreds of student activists camped overnight at major protest sites in Hong Kong as the democracy movement sought to re-gather momentum after the government called off talks on defusing unrest in the global financial hub. Protests escalated late...Caption:
A woman takes her lunch while sitting on a highway, part of an area blocked off by protesters of the Occupy Central movement, in Hong Kong, on October 7, 2014. (Reuters/Tyrone Siu)
Hong Kong protests dwindle, but talks with government likely to go nowhere
Hong Kong, Reuters—Hong Kong pro-democracy protests that brought tens of thousands on to the streets last week dwindled to a few hundred on Wednesday after activist leaders agreed to talks with the government which are all but certain to go nowhere. The student-led...Caption:
A cook walks between barricades of pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong on October 6, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez)