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Hong Kong democracy protesters dig in at government HQ
Sep 27, 2014 (AFP)
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters massed outside Hong Kong's government headquarters on Saturday night, vowing to keep up an increasingly tense civil disobe...
Protesting Hong Kong students storm government complex
Sep 26, 2014 (AFP)
Dozens of protesters broke through the gates of Hong Kong's government headquarters late Friday in an ongoing student demonstration against Beijing's refusal to...
Election apps bring smartphone democracy to Brazil
Sep 25, 2014 (AFP)
Have you ever wanted to pelt a politician with a tomato? Or wished for that perfect candidate to come along and sweep you off your feet? In Brazil, where the ex...
Hong Kong students march on financial district
Sep 24, 2014 (AFP)
Striking students marched on Hong Kong's financial district Wednesday, taking their protest for greater democratic rights to the commercial centre for the first...
US capital votes to allow concealed firearms
Sep 23, 2014 (AFP)
City council members voted unanimously but reluctantly Tuesday to allow residents and visitors alike to carry concealed weapons n the streets of the US capital....
Scuffles as Hong Kong students escalate democracy strike
Sep 23, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong students mobbed the city's leader Tuesday in angry scenes as they took their anti-Beijing strike to government headquarters, where hundreds protested ...
Military should acknowledge rights abuses: Brazil
Sep 23, 2014 (AFP)
The truth commission investigating abuses under Brazil's military dictatorship Tuesday branded as "insufficient" the armed forces' acknowledgement of possible r...
Thousands of Hong Kong students on strike for democracy
Sep 22, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong students on Monday began a week-long boycott of classes, gathering in their thousands for what democracy activists say will be a wider campaign of civ...
Hong Kong students to boycott classes in democracy battle
Sep 21, 2014 (AFP)
Thousands of Hong Kong students will begin a week-long boycott of classes Monday, the start of what democracy activists say will be a wider campaign of civil di...
Black-clad democracy activists stage sombre Hong Kong rally
Sep 14, 2014 (AFP)
More than 1,000 activists paraded through Hong Kong's streets on Sunday carrying huge lengths of black cloth, in a sombre protest against a recent decision by B...
Hong Kong activists 'astounded' by Chinese official's comment/lll
Sep 11, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong democracy activists on Thursday expressed shock and incredulity after a Chinese official was quoted as saying that the fact they are still "alive" ref...
Hong Kong voting rights on agenda at UN rights body
Sep 10, 2014 (AFP)
The United Nations' human rights body said Wednesday it would take up the issue of voting rights in Hong Kong, where activists are railing against Beijing's mov...
HK pro-democracy leaders shave heads in protest
Sep 09, 2014 (AFP)
To the sound of whirring clippers, Hong Kong democracy activists shaved their heads Tuesday in a symbolic act of protest against China's increased political con...
China still faces uphill struggle in HK democracy fight
Sep 06, 2014 (AFP)
China may have won the latest round in its long-running battle with Hong Kong over genuine democracy, but in a city simmering with anger and ingrained with acti...
Hong Kong students plan strike for democracy
Sep 04, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong students announced plans Thursday to hold a week long strike in response to Beijing's refusal to grant the semi-autonomous city full universal suffrag...
China rejects 'interference' over Hong Kong after US pledges support
Sep 03, 2014 (AFP)
China stressed on Wednesday that it would tolerate no foreign interference in Hong Kong affairs, after the United States said it supported "universal suffrage" ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy group admits likely defeat
Sep 02, 2014 (AFP)
Organisers of a pro-democracy group who vowed to take over Hong Kong's streets admitted Tuesday they were powerless to change China's plan to vet candidates for...
Hong Kong police arrest 22 pro-democracy protesters
Sep 02, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong police have arrested at least 22 people during a series of protests targeting a senior Chinese official visiting the city, authorities said Tuesday. T...
Top Chinese official heckled by Hong Kong protesters
Sep 01, 2014 (AFP)
A senior Chinese official was heckled by angry Hong Kong protesters Monday as he defended Beijing's landmark decision to control which candidates can stand in t...
Hong Kong activists in fightback after China vote decision
Sep 01, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists heckled a top Chinese official Monday, setting the stage for disruptive protests against the mainland's landmark decision to l...
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