Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong court jails 45 democracy campaigners on subversion charges
People leave the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, following the sentencing in national security case.
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under its sweeping national security law, with "mastermind" Benny Tai receiving the longest term of 10 years.
14 Hong Kong democracy campaigners found guilty of subversion
A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion on Thursday in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.
The 14, along with 31 others who pleaded guilty, could face life in jail, with sentencing expected later this year.
US: Evacuation of protesters’ camp at UCLA – Over 100 people arrested
Arrests and rubber bullets fired at protesters by police during the clashes
USA: Police operation at UCLA – Arrests & rubber bullets against protesters (videos)
Clashes between police and hundreds of protesters on campus – Camp dismantled
Police prevent protesters from occupying campus, detain 18
Police officers prevented some 400 protesters from occupying the Democritus University of Thrace on Monday and proceeded to detain 18 of them.
Protests in Europe: Tear Gas and Arrested in Paris, Clashes in Zurich
The police used tear gas to disperse protesters on Champs-Élysées. There are also people arrested.
Thousands of cars headed to Paris, following the example of the Canadian Freedom Convoy, to protest against the covid restrictions.
However, blockades of the French capital were not set up, and more than 7,000 police officers were mobilized to maintain order.
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Police arrested protesters
Chinese high ranking official surrenders to the US & make revelations about the coronavirus?
China’s Deputy National Security Minister left his country via Hong Kong and sought refuge in the US
Hong Kong: Police Uses Tear Gas Against Anti-Government Protesters
Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters on Sunday, as thousands thronged the streets to protest against Beijing's plan to directly impose national security laws on the city.
Joshua Wong, the Face of Hong Kong's Democracy Movement: Why the World Will Keep the Spotlight on Hong Kong in 2020
Joshua Wong (Demosisto) is one of the most prominent faces of Hong Kong's democracy movement and a leading figure in the "Umbrella Movement" which came into being in 2014. Together with hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers, the now 23-year-old is campaigning for free elections, reform of the voting system and democratization of the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.