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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested ahead of planned weekend protests
•Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Friday ahead of another weekend of planned protests in the city which is grappling with its biggest political crisis since its handover to Beijing
Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong sent back to jail for role in 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement
•Prominent Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong was sent back to prison Thursday after he lost an attempt to quash a jail sentence over his leadership of huge democracy protests five years ago
AFC Asian Cup qualifiers: Hong Kong fans boo China's national anthem; authorities contemplate stricter measures
•Hundreds of Hong Kong football fans booed and jeered the Chinese national anthem at an Asia Cup qualifier match on Tuesday in defiance of Communist Party rulers in Beijing, while others turned their backs.
Hong Kong based pro-democracy activist deported from Thailand 'at China's request'
•The bespectacled Wong, 19, famed for his galvanising role in the city's 2014 pro-democracy "umbrella movement", was held upon arrival at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport.
Umbrella revolution: Protesters spend peaceful night in Hong Kong
Fp Archives •Protesters spent a peaceful night singing as they blocked streets in Hong Kong in an unprecedented show of civil disobedience to push demands for genuine democratic reforms.