Protests erupted in June 2019 over a since-axed extradition bill. They escalated into sometimes violent displays of dissent against police behaviour, amid calls for democracy and anger over Beijing’s encroachment. Demonstrators demanded an independent probe into police conduct, amnesty for those arrested and a halt to the characterisation of protests as “riots.”
Hong Kong authorities banned sale of sign language T-shirt at Pride event, LGBTQ group says
The black t-shirt features a design of a Hong Kong sign language gesture meaning LGBTQ, made up of one hand showing one finger and the other showing four.
Hong Kong police arrest 2 over ‘seditious’ posts shared on pancake shop’s social media account
A photo circulated on Threads on Monday showed police officers – both in uniform and plainclothes – searching a shop known as hk9cake. located in Kwai Chung Plaza.
Hong Kong man jailed for 18 years over 2019 protests related-bomb plot lodges appeal
Lukas Ho, who was described by the judge as the “mastermind” of the 2020 bomb plots, is the third and last convicted defendant in the case to lodge an appeal.
2 Hong Kong men jailed for over 16 years for 2020 bomb plots lodge appeal
Lee Ka-pan and Cheung Ka-chun were sentenced to 16 years and eight months in late October after being convicted of conspiring to carry out three bomb attacks in the wake of the protests and unrest in 2019.
Hong Kong couple jailed for over a year for helping fugitive protesters evade authorities
Taxi driver Yu Hin-lam and kindergarten teacher Ng Shuk-wai, both 27, were sentenced on Tuesday at the District Court to 17 months and 13 months, respectively, after they pleaded guilty to hiding four wanted protesters.
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Features on the 2019 protests
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2019 Protests Explained
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COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS on 2019
A constitutional innovation: Never mind Hong Kong’s Basic Law, consider the context
Changing Hong Kong’s mini-constitution is “a matter for parliament, not something to be done in court in the name of ‘context’,” writes Tim Hamlett.
China saw hundreds of demos this year, but Hong Kong remains quiet
“[B]oth the PRC Constitution (Article 35) and the Basic Law (Article 27) recognise freedom of assembly, procession, and demonstration. Why is the practice of these freedoms so different on the mainland and in Hong Kong?” asks John Burns.
Hong Kong’s years-long court delays: Why some public figures accept them
“The government is apparently happy to continue on its present course, which will lead to continued prosecutions hitting the court sheet until about 2035, by which time the defendants will have been waiting for 16 years,” writes Tim Hamlett of continued court delays.
Hong Kong’s worst ever riots? Read the history
“When the teargas cleared a total of 59 people had been killed, more than 500 injured and some 6,000 arrested, though only 2,200 of the latter were eventually charged with anything. Property damage was estimated at US$1 million,” Tim Hamlett writes of the 1956 riots.
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FRONTLINE PHOTOGRAPHY from 2019
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