Hong Kong police have ramped up their tactics by deploying rifles and other more harmful weapons for the first time against protesters during violent weekend confrontations at a Hong Kong campus. In an ongoing standoff since Saturday, Nov. 16, police continued to besiege the Polytechnic University (PolyU) campus on Nov. 18, firing tear gas and […]
Protesters Risk Dramatic Escape at Embattled Hong Kong University…
Hong Kong Police Deploy New Weapons During Intense Clashes at Hong Kong College Campus…
Young Hongkonger Dies in Apparent Fall, After Day of Protests Lead to 64 Injured…
Hong Kong had another turbulent day of protests on Nov. 13. A young man dressed in black in his early 20s died after an apparent fall. Sixty-four people were injured during protests on Wednesday and were sent to the hospital for treatment. Two of them are in critical condition. At 10:37 p.m. local time, a […]
Hong Kong Campus Besieged by Police in Nighttime Clashes with Student Protesters…
Hong Kong riot police fired water cannon, tear gas, and rubber bullets inside Hong Kong universities amid intense standoffs with protesters on Nov. 12 evening. At nightfall, police approached the campus Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in the New Territories area, firing volleys of tear gas at students who built makeshift barricades to prevent […]
Hong Kong Protester Shot at Close Range, Counterprotester Set on Fire in Escalation of Violence…
A pro-democracy protester was shot at close range and a counterprotester was set on fire as violence continued to engulf Hong Kong on Monday morning, with the disturbing images of street fights and escalating attacks from both sides drowning out an appeal by the city’s embattled leader for an end to demonstrations. Carrie Lam, the […]
21st Consecutive Week: Police Make Arrests Before Protests Begin in Hong Kong…
Clashes flared once again between protesters and local police in Hong Kong on Oct. 27. Police made arrests before a rally was set to kick off, and firing tear gas and other crowd control weapons at protesters to disperse them. The protests mark the 21st consecutive weekend of unrest stemming from opposition to an extradition […]
OUCH! China Apparently Doesn’t Like VP Pence Calling Out the NBA for Being a ‘Wholly Owned Subsidiary’ of the Communist’s Regime…
Vice President Mike Pence was called on once again to play the ‘bad cop’ in Washington’s negotiations with China yesterday when he delivered an aggressive speech blasting Beijing’s record on human rights. As noted yesterday, in a twice-delayed hawkish speech, Pence defended the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, while slamming both Nike and the NBA […]
This is Rather Disturbing: NBA Commissioner Says China Pressured League to Fire Executive Over Hong Kong Tweet…
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the Chinese Communist Party tried pressuring him into firing a general manager who posted a tweet in support of the Hong Kong protesters. He also said his league has suffered “substantial” losses. “Obviously, we made clear that we were being asked to fire him by the Chinese government, by the […]
Hong Kong Leader Jeered out of Legislative Council During Policy Speech…
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was forced to abandon her annual policy address on Oct. 16 after some lawmakers jeered as she began speaking, causing an unprecedented cancellation of the speech in the legislature of the Chinese-ruled city. Lam, who has rejected calls to stand down, had been set to announce a raft of property […]
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