Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 21:16:55 +0000
OPINION: The ‘resignation’ of a popular radio host is just another example of the proxy war raging in among the Chinese diaspora, that’s dividing communities over the meaning of One country: Two systems and the long-term future of Hong Kong.
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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 01:44:55 +0000
OPINION: These are challenging and dangerous times that require all of us to stand together for our freedoms and rights
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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 01:13:33 +0000
OPINION: Hong Kong people are in a life-and-death struggle to retain the vestiges of freedom that have made their city-state so vibrant as the Chinese government becomes increasingly aggressive in threats against them and their supporters.
Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 02:39:59 +0000
BEIJING — A spokesman for China’s ceremonial legislature has condemned statements from U.S. lawmakers supportive of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. You Wenze called the comments “a gross violation of the spirit of the rule of law, a blatant double standard and a gross interference in China’s internal affairs.” He says Hong Kong’s 7.5 million people […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 02:30:01 +0000
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police arrested at least 13 people and seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon. Authorities closed bridges and streets to try to keep the rival groups apart. They were largely successful. “This was a dynamic event with demonstrators […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 23:04:02 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Several flights to and from Hong Kong were canceled on Tuesday due to ongoing protests in Hong Kong. In an advisory, the Manila International Airport Authority announced the cancellations of the following flights as of 6:50 a.m.: Cathay Pacific CX 901 Hong Kong-Manila CX 930 Manila-Hongkong CX 939 Hong Kong-Manila CX 976 […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 07:38:36 +0000
Hong Kong police are showing off water cannons as pro-democracy street protests in the Chinese region stretch into their 10th week.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:07:35 +0000
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters boast of a broad support base but their movement has divided some neighborhoods.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 08:43:25 +0000
HONG KONG — Thousands of pro-democracy protesters hit the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday for the 10th weekend in a row, once again defying police after a night of “hit-and-run” rallies across the city. Activists calling for greater democratic freedoms in the city have shown no sign of standing down, despite Hong Kong’s leader […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 03:24:41 +0000
HONG KONG – After the protesters evacuated, the residents took their place.In one Hong Kong neighborhood on Saturday, riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas, prompting demonstrators to flee after they started a fire outside a police station and threw eggs at its exterior. But while the pro-democracy protesters left to occupy yet another district, the residents who were watching from the sidelines descended by the hundreds.
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