Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong court sentences man to 3 months jail for insulting national anthem

The court heard how Cheng had uploaded a YouTube video in which he substituted China's national anthem with a popular protest song, "Glory to Hong Kong."

  Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the YouTube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018.
 Police detain a woman who holds placards to promote knee maintenance in downtown Hong Kong on the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Beijing Tiananmen Square crackdown, near the location where the candlelight vigil is usually held, in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2023.

Tiananmen Square anniversary: Tensions in the new era - analysis

 Police detain a woman with paper flowers in downtown on the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown, near where the candlelight vigil is usually held, in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2023.

Police detain 23 people in Hong Kong on Tiananmen anniversary

Buildings are seen above Hong Kong and Chinese flags, as pro-China supporters celebration after China's parliament passes national security law for Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, China June 30, 2020.

China gives Hong Kong leader power to bar overseas lawyers in national security cases


'We can celebrate later': Hong Kongers pen Christmas cards to protesters

"We didn't forget about them. We're not partying ... 'We can celebrate later, not now'," she said when asked what she had written in her cards.

PEOPLE USE umbrellas to protect themselves from tear gas, in a standoff with riot police in Hong Kong on November 11.

Hong Kong police to take both 'hard,' 'soft' approaches against protests

The police chief spoke ahead of a potentially large pro-democracy demonstration on Sunday and following nearly six months of sometimes violent protests in Hong Kong.

Riot police chase away anti-government protesters near Causeway Bay metro station, after leader Carrie Lam announced emergency laws that would include banning face masks at protests, in Hong Kong, China October 4, 2019

Hong Kong police chief calls for peaceful, orderly protest march

Speaking to reporters before departing for a "courtesy visit" to Beijing, newly-installed police commissioner Chris Tang urged Hong Kongers to set a global example.

Police passes a burning barricade to break up thousands of anti-government protesters during a march billed as a global "emergency call" for autonomy, in Hong Kong, China November 2, 2019

On Hong Kong streets, protesters say 'Thank you' to Donald Trump

Waving American flags, with some donning Donald Trump logo hats and t-shirts, protesters unfurled a banner depicting the U.S. president standing astride a tank with a U.S. flag behind him.

"March of Gratitude to the US" event in Hong Kong

China warns U.S. over support for Hong Kong

China has summoned the U.S. Ambassador, after President Trump signed legislation recognizing Hong Kong's economic autonomy.

A man holds a placard during a lunchtime protest in Hong Kong, China, November 28, 2019

Huge democratic win puts pressure on HK leader

Democratic candidates secured almost 90% of 452 district council seats in Sunday’s poll.

Lawmakers protest as Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attempts to deliver her annual policy address, at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China, October 16, 2019

U.S. legislation on Hong Kong: what does it mean?

A second bill, which the Senate also approved unanimously on Tuesday, would ban the export of certain crowd-control munitions to Hong Kong authorities.

PEOPLE USE umbrellas to protect themselves from tear gas, in a standoff with riot police in Hong Kong on November 11.

Protesters stay holed up on Hong Kong campus, surrounded by riot police

Beijing has said it is committed to the "one country, two systems" formula granting Hong Kong autonomy.

Protesters clash with police at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

The controversy of Nazi and Holocaust imagery in the Hong Kong protests

The usage of Nazi labeling is very controversial, as some say it minimizes the horrors of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.

 Anti-government protesters place a swastika sign on the floor during a rally in a shopping mall in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China September 22, 2019.

Hong Kong faces 24th weekend of protest day after student's death

Candlelight vigils mourning a student who died after a high fall during a rally in the early hours of Monday quickly spiraled into street fires and clashes between protesters and police on Friday.

A man wears a Guy Fawkes mask during a ceremony to pay tribute to Chow Tsz-lok, 22, a university student who fell during protests at the weekend and died early on Friday morning, at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, in Hong Kong, China November 8, 2019