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Umbrella Revolution
Facing Jail, Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Talks to TIME
By Feliz Solomon / Hong Kong
Chinese Princeling 'Incites Violence' Against Hong Kong Judge
By Kevin Lui
'Lenient' Sentences on Hong Kong Activists Upheld
By TIME Staff
'Arrest Us' Says Defiant Hong Kong National Party
By Rishi Iyengar / Hong Kong
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Umbrella Revolution
Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution Activists Found Guilty
Sentencing will be made in three weeks
By Casey Quackenbush / Hong Kong
July 20, 2016
Hong Kong Lawmaker Faces 'Politically Motivated' Charges
Activists in Hong Kong say the timing of the case against Leung Kwok-hung is suspect
By Casey Quackenbush / Hong Kong
June 24, 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
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
Hong Kong's Anxieties Continue to Mount
"It’s obvious now that Beijing controls everything"
By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
January 29, 2016
Hong Kong Protesters Defiant on China's National Day
Others unfurl the blue colonial-era flag — the emblem of Hong Kong when it was under British rule
By Rishi Iyengar / Hong Kong
October 1, 2015
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 Art, a Year After the Umbrella Revolution
The city's cultural community is both inspired by the passion of 2014's democracy uprising and wary of the consequences it may have
By Adam McCauley / Hong Kong
September 28, 2015
Hong Kong Marks One Year Since Mass Pro-Democracy Rally
Frustrated by the realities of Chinese sovereignty, some activists are proposing a dangerous and radical path for the politically divided city
By Alissa Greenberg
September 27, 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
In Hong Kong, Thousands March Toward a Political Impasse
On an annual day of protest, marchers call for democratic freedoms that Beijing is unwilling to grant
By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
July 1, 2015
Street Clashes in Hong Kong
Scuffles took place in streets that were the scene of much of last fall's Umbrella Revolution
By Joanna Plucinska / Hong Kong
June 29, 2015
Beijing Warns Hong Kong That Rejected Electoral-Reform Plan Is Only Offer on Table
But overruling Hong Kong's own legislature could spark a fresh wave of street protests
By Hannah Beech
June 18, 2015
Hong Kong Lawmakers Reject Electoral-Reform Proposal
Pro-democracy protesters objected to the vetting of candidates
By Alissa Greenberg / Hong Kong
June 18, 2015
Five Denied Bail in Hong Kong Bomb Plot
If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison
By Joanna Plucinska
June 17, 2015
Hong Kong 'Activists' Arrested After Explosives Found
Authorities suspect those detained of planning an explosion ahead of this week's vote on political reform
By Joanna Plucinska / Hong Kong
June 15, 2015
Hong Kong Protesters Rally Ahead of Crucial Bill
Thousands march on the legislature to demand a freer vote
By Joanna Plucinska / Hong Kong
June 14, 2015
Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolutionaries Slowly Coming Back
A small pro-democracy encampment has started to take shape ahead of a crucial vote on electoral reform
By Rishi Iyengar / Hong Kong
April 14, 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 Publisher Targeted by Petrol Bombs
The prominent democracy campaigner has long been an outspoken critic of the Beijing government
By Rishi Iyengar
January 12, 2015
Hong Kong's Final Protest Site Cleared
Causeway Bay, the smallest protest site and the democracy movement's final bastion, was demolished without resistance
By Rishi Iyengar / Hong Kong
December 15, 2014
Hong Kong Police Arrest Prominent Radicals in Home Raids
Swoop nets head of the populist pro-democracy group Civic Passion, among others
By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong
December 11, 2014
Hong Kong's Main Democracy Protest Camp Falls
But demonstrators say that their 75-day occupation is just the start of a push for greater freedom
By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong
December 11, 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
Hong Kong Police Arrested Over Beating
Attack was captured by local TV news crew
By Per Liljas
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
Hong Kong Police Clash With Protesters
Dozens were arrested including a prominent lawmaker
By TIME Staff
November 25, 2014
More Barricades Down at Hong Kong Protests
City bailiffs encounter no major opposition
By Per Liljas / Hong Kong
November 25, 2014
Half of Hong Kong Protesters Ready to Retreat: Survey
A group of volunteers polled more than 2,000 people occupying the streets
By Rishi Iyengar
November 21, 2014
Protesters Survive Court Injunction
Farcical scenes as bailiffs take down some barricades then retreat leaving other barriers untouched
By David Stout / Hong Kong
November 18, 2014
Hong Kong's Student Leaders Refused Entry to Beijing
Entry, like democracy, denied
By Rishi Iyengar/Hong Kong
November 15, 2014
Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Student Protesters Prepare to Visit Beijing
But many doubt they will be allowed to board the plane
By TIME Staff
November 14, 2014
Hong Kong's Month of Protests
Pro-democracy demonstrators are uncertain about what lies ahead for the movement, but determined not to give up on its goals
By Rishi Iyengar / Hong Kong
October 29, 2014
Hong Kong Protesters Demand Representation
The only solution to the monthlong protest, they insist, is for the local government to fight for Hong Kong's rights instead of always capitulating to China
By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong
October 24, 2014
What Hong Kong's Poor Are Fighting for
Lower-income groups have a huge stake in democracy protests currently rocking the city
By Helen Regan / Hong Kong
October 23, 2014
Kenny G Irks Beijing With Visit to Hong Kong Protest Site
The famous saxophonist's visit prompted officials to reiterate their calls for foreigners to keep out of China's affairs
By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong
October 22, 2014
TV Face-Off Dramatizes Gulf
In perhaps the first TV debate of its kind on Chinese soil, young trumps old
By TIME Staff
October 21, 2014
Hong Kong's Minorities Join Democracy Protests
Many members of Hong Kong's non-Chinese community have been swept up in the Umbrella Revolution
By Rishi Iyengar / Hong Kong
October 21, 2014
'External Forces' Aiding Protest, Says Hong Kong Chief
The remarks, made to a local television channel in an interview on Sunday, have been rubbished by the pro-democracy protesters
By Rishi Iyengar
October 20, 2014
Hong Kong's Anarchism in Action
There are no leaders, but everything, from the supply tents to the recycling stations, runs just beautifully
By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong
October 20, 2014
Fresh Clashes in Hong Kong As Thousands Take to Streets
Protesters recapture Mong Kok occupation site
By Per Liljas
October 17, 2014
Hong Kong Braces for New Clashes
Battle lines are hardening in an increasingly divided city
By Per Liljas / Hong Kong
October 17, 2014
Tear Gas and the Betrayal of Hong Kong
Protesters in our city used to have a trusting relationship with the police, but these latest protests reveal a growing chasm
By Bon Cheng, Yvonne Chiu
October 16, 2014
Protesters Lose Ground as Police Clear Barricades
The main protest site is intact, however
By Rishi Iyengar
October 14, 2014
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