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Joshua Wong
Hong Kong Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Jailed Again
By Eli Meixler / Hong Kong
Hong Kong Dissident Joshua Wong Freed on Bail
By Kevin Lui / Hong Kong
Meet Asia's Newest Young Fighter for Democracy
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Joshua Wong
Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Detained in Thailand
He was due to address a student audience on his experience as a democracy campaigner
By Kevin Lui / Hong Kong
October 4, 2016
'Lenient' Sentences on Hong Kong Activists Upheld
The three have avoided jail time for their roles in the 2014 Umbrella Revolution
By TIME Staff
September 21, 2016
Hong Kong's Legislator Nathan Law on Youth and Change
The 23-year-old activist has no problem standing up to the establishment, and to Beijing
By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
September 7, 2016
Hong Kong Elections Give Voice to New Political Generation
23-year-old Nathan Law is now the youngest lawmaker in Hong Kong's history
By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
September 5, 2016
'Arrest Us' Says Defiant Hong Kong National Party
The call comes as the city's establishment figures line up to denounce the growing movement
By Rishi Iyengar / Hong Kong
August 22, 2016
Leaders of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution Avoid Jail Time
But their lenient sentences are sure to anger China, which severely criticized the protests
By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
August 15, 2016
Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution Activists Found Guilty
Sentencing will be made in three weeks
By Casey Quackenbush / Hong Kong
July 20, 2016
Activist's Acquittal Renews Faith in Hong Kong Judiciary
Beijing has been putting pressure on the Hong Kong authorities to crack down on those calling for greater political freedoms
By Casey Quackenbush / Hong Kong
June 8, 2016
Hong Kong Activists Cleared of Obstruction Charges
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law maintained that their trial was "political prosecution"
By Casey Quackenbush / Hong Kong
June 7, 2016
Tight Security Stifles Protests in Hong Kong
Police outnumbered protesters in the designated demonstration zones
By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
May 18, 2016
Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Launches New Party
The party's launch will intensify the political debate over Hong Kong's autonomy from China
By Nash Jenkins
April 10, 2016
China Calls for Punishment for Hong Kong 'Separatists'
City's growing pro-independence movement is arousing Beijing's ire in the wake of bloody clashes
By Nash Jenkins
February 12, 2016
Hong Kong Fears for the Rule of Law
An anxious city contemplates what could be a brusque demonstration of arbitrary power, Beijing style
By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
January 7, 2016
Crowds Remember Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution
Though the mood was restrained, many Hong Kongers say that the city's politics have been irreversibly changed
By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
September 28, 2015
Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution, One Year Later
Frustrated by the democratic movement's lack of progress, some are now asserting Hong Kong's right to self-determination
By Rishi Iyengar / Hong Kong
September 24, 2015
Hong Kong Student Leaders Questioned
Authorities have begun cracking down on organizers of the city's so-called Umbrella Revolution
By Charlie Campbell
January 16, 2015
Hong Kong's Protest Sites Face Clearance
Leaders of the mostly student demonstrators said they will continue to observe nonviolence when police arrive
By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong
December 9, 2014
Indian Prime Minister Wins Person of the Year Poll
The Indian leader received more than 16% of almost five million votes cast
By Justin Worland
December 8, 2014
Hong Kong Top Leader Says Hunger Strike Is Futile
The Beijing-backed chief executive is unmoved by the students' latest attempt to foment democratic change
By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong
December 2, 2014
Hong Kong Protest Leaders Announce Hunger Strike
'Today we are willing to pay the price'
By Dan Kedmey
December 1, 2014
Hong Kong Protests Reach Violent High
After two months of stalemate, the students attempt to block access to the government headquarters leading to intense clashes
By Elizabeth Barber
December 1, 2014
Student Leader Joshua Wong Charged With Obstruction
His lawyer says the accusation is politically motivated
By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong
November 27, 2014
Police Arrest Top Student Leaders and Clear Protest Site
The Mong Kok protest area had been occupied by pro-democracy activists for nearly 60 days
By TIME Staff
November 26, 2014
Protesters Clash in Hong Kong as Police Remove Barriers
Police swooped in early morning, taking sleeping demonstrators by surprise, with the situation growing more volatile into the afternoon
By Charlie Campbell
October 13, 2014
The Voice of a Generation
Joshua Wong and his fellow students have triggered a youthquake that’s shaking up Hong Kong
By Emily Rauhala / Hong Kong and Hannah Beech
October 8, 2014
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