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The Most Memorable Moments Amid the Hong Kong Protests

Two months have passed since the first anti-extradition Hong Kong protests on June 9. For 10  consecutive weeks, waves of protests have swept across the city, creating countless memorable moments and demonstrating the courage, resilience, and tenacity of the people. Moment 1: History made with millions of hearts On June 9, more than 1 million ...

Max Lu

A Hong Kong candlelight vigil.

Hong Kong Protests Have Become a Technological Battleground

Hong Kong is at present starkly divided into two camps — the local government that plans on limiting the rights of Hongkongers, and protesters who want to ensure that their independence is not hampered by the Chinese Communist Party’s interference during Hong Kong protests. What makes the ongoing protests unique is that both protesters and ...

Max Lu

A Hong Kong protester surrounded by teargas.

Thugs in Uniform: Hong Kong Police Will Never Be the Same

Hong Kong police are facing intense criticism after they charged into peaceful demonstrators and beat them up. Protestors claim that the Hong Kong police were no different from the thugs who had attacked them a few days earlier. Hong Kong police brutality On July 21, numerous men in gas masks stormed a mass transit station ...

Max Lu

Hong Kong police teargassing demonstrators

Hong Kong’s Controversial Bill Still Causing Major Public Concern

In Hong Kong, masses of people have been taking to the streets in protest of a planned extradition bill. The bill would allow Hong Kong to hand over criminals, or those who are classified as criminals under Chinese law, to mainland China for further processing. What started as a peaceful demonstration escalated on Wednesday at about ...

Hermann Rohr

Police arresting demonstrators.