Umbrella Movement

Hong Kong protests: Several sports and entertainment events delayed or cancelled as tensions continue to flare in financial hub

One of Hong Kong's most prestigious sporting tournaments became the latest victim of the huge protests convulsing the city as a growing roster of events and entertainment acts pull out of the financial hub.

Hong Kong students boycott classes, plan second day of pro-democracy rallies amid growing political crisis in city

Hong Kong school and university students are due to boycott classes and hold pro-democracy rallies for the second straight day, further fuelling the political crisis in the Chinese-ruled city

Hong Kong students plan to strike on first day of school; wear gas masks, goggles and hard hats amid public protests

High school students in Hong Kong added gas masks, goggles and hard hats to their formal white uniforms as they planned a strike on the first day of school to show their commitment to a fiery anti-government protest movement.

Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters disrupt air travel; train, bus services suspended after violent clashes with police

Anti-government protesters blocked roads near Hong Kong's airport with burning barricades and damaged a train station on Sunday after a night of violent clashes with police.

Pro-democracy Hong Kong women protesters face online harassment by suspected pro-Beijing trolls; receive rape threats, doctored photos

Rape threats, body-shaming and doctored photos — women supporting the anti-government protests in Hong Kong say they are being harassed online by suspected pro-Beijing trolls.

Hong Kong protests: Pro-democracy activists block some routes to city's airport after another night of violent protests

Black-clad protesters, hid under umbrellas, built barricades at airport bus station and attempted to stop traffic on main road leading to terminals

Hong Kong protests: Police use water cannons, tear gas on demonstrators defying rally ban outside parliament

Police fired water cannon and tear gas at Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters massed outside the city's parliament on Saturday.

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

Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow banned from contesting upcoming by-elections

Agnes Chow, 21, a former leader of the mass Umbrella Movement protests of 2014 that called for political reform, had her nomination rejected because she supports self-determination for the semi-autonomous city, the government said

Breaking bread: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist in court for throwing 'smelly' sandwich at police officer

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who threw a "smelly fish sandwich" at a police officer as voters went to the polls last year pleaded not guilty to assault.