Pro Democracy Protests In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Police shoots protester as flash mob rallies target rush-hour commuters on Monday; shooting broadcast live on Facebook

A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters on Monday morning, hitting at least one in the torso, as anger sparked by the recent death of a student spilled into the rush hour commute

Thousands gather in Hong Kong to mourn student who died during recent clashes, oppose arrest of seven pro-democracy lawmakers

Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers packed into a park Saturday night to mourn a student who died during recent clashes as police arrested a group of pro-democracy lawmakers, deepening the city's political crisis

Hong Kong protests: Pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho stabbed while campaigning, assailant arrested

An anti-government assailant stabbed and wounded a pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker who was election campaigning on Wednesday, police said.

Hong Kong protests: Chinese president Xi Jinping expresses 'high degree of trust' in Carrie Lam amid unrest

Chinese president Xi Jinping has expressed a 'high degree of trust in Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam as the two met after months of increasingly violent protests in the semi-autonomous city.

'Five demands, not one less': Hong Kong protesters erect barricades, throw firebombs; police fire tear gas, use water canons

Police beefed up security measures for the unauthorised rally in Hong Kong, the latest chapter in unrest that has disrupted life in the financial hub since early June

Hong Kong pro-democracy protests escalate as demonstrators attack police with sticks, rods; 36, including 12-year-old, arrested

Hong Kong police drew their guns and fired a warning shot on Sunday night after protesters attacked officers with sticks and rods, and brought out water cannon trucks for the first time, an escalation in the summer-long protests that have shaken the city’s government and residents.

Hong Kong pro-democracy protests: Tensions continue as protesters appear in court on charges of rioting

Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters appeared in court Wednesday after being charged with rioting, setting the stage for further unrest in a weeks-long crisis that has rocked the global financial hub.

Hong Kong: Pro-democracy protesters clash with police; 40 arrested

Pro-democracy protesters clashed with police early Monday as they tried to surround Hong Kong government headquarters.

Talks between Hong Kong students, officials ends as democracy protests spiral

Protesters have occupied main streets in three areas of the city since September 28 to demand that the government abandon plans to use the screening committee.

As Hong Kong protesters return, nearly 20 injured in clashes with police

Hong Kong police clashed with protesters early today, with the government saying 20 people were injured in a fourth night of violence.