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Thousands have taken to the streets on New Year's Day.

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28/12/2019

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24/12/2019

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Police clashed with demonstrators in Hong Kong as a rally in support of China's Uighur community descended into chaos

22/12/2019

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15/12/2019

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Swedish prosecutors suspect Anna Lindstedt of organising a meeting in January between Gui’s daughter, China's ambassador and two businessmen about the possible release of her father, a dissident bookseller who is current imprisoned.

09/12/2019

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Marching near the waterfront on the Kowloon side of Victoria Harbour, they sought to keep the pressure on city leader Carrie Lam after pro-democracy candidates won district council elections a week earlier.

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Hong Kong police said they had seized roughly 4,000 petrol bombs found at a university campus.

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It's likely this will worsen already fraught relations between Washington and Beijing

28/11/2019

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Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam said on Mondat that she will "listen to the opinions of members of the public humbly and seriously reflect", after pro-democracy achieved a landslide victory in the District Council elections.

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Voters sent a clear signal of support for the anti-government protests that have rocked the territory for more than five months.

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Protesters trapped inside a Hong Kong university on Wednesday tried to flee through the sewers but firemen prevented further escape bids by blocking a manhole into the system.

20/11/2019

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Anti-government protesters remain trapped inside the Polytechnic University in Hong Kong. It follows days of confrontation between the police and students. The demonstrators are now trying to get out of the complex using ropes and even the sewage system.

19/11/2019

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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that around 100 protesters remain in the Polytechnic University campus.

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