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Hong Kong: Sweeping arrests of activists presage dark period ahead

January 12, 2021 Clare Doyle, CWI

Last Wednesday, January 6th, more than a thousand state forces carried out pre-dawn raids on 73 premises in Hong Kong. They arrested 53 activists and politicians for “subversion” under the National Security Law imposed by […]

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Hong Kong: Beijing tries to quash fight for democracy

July 8, 2020 Clare Doyle, CWI

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong on 1 July to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the settlement between London and Beijing which marked the end of more than 150 years of […]

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Chinese state’s draconian law re-ignites Hong Kong protests

May 27, 2020 Clare Doyle, CWI

Tens of thousands of angry demonstrators poured onto the streets of Hong Kong last weekend, not only defying social-distancing regulations, but confronting police armed with tear gas, pepper spray, and water cannon. The sudden announcement […]

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Hong Kong’s revolution

November 28, 2019 Clare Doyle, CWI

Last Sunday’s massive vote for anti-government candidates in Hong Kong’s District Council elections, coming on top of the heroic struggle of the university students, has shaken the rotten Beijing dictatorship to the foundations. The results […]

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Hong Kong: Decisive battles ahead

September 3, 2019 Clare Doyle, CWI

After three months of unprecedented heroic mass struggle in Hong Kong against the Carrie Lam administration, there seems no sign of an end to the conflict. The beginning of term for school and university students […]

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Conflict heightens

August 11, 2019 senan

The mass movement in Hong Kong against the local stooges of the Beijing regime appears to be an unstoppable force coming up against an immovable object. Over the past nine weeks, around 600 people have […]

Hong Kong

Hong Kong protesters reject Chief Executive’s promises

July 11, 2019 senan

On Tuesday 9 July, Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive (appointed by Beijing) declared that the controversial extradition bill that has sparked weeks of mass protests is “dead”. Her opponents – now battle-hardened demonstrators who […]

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Pro-Beijing regime in Hong Kong pushed back by millions-strong protests

June 17, 2019 niall

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Hong Kong’s extradition law – mass anger ready to boil over

May 6, 2019 senan

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Hong Kong: Banning of political party marks escalation of repression

July 24, 2018 niall

Hong Kong’s government has, for the first time, moved to ban a political party, as the Beijing-driven political crackdown in the territory widens. On 17 July, the Security Bureau served notice it will use the […]

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