‘Christmas shopping’ protests spring up in malls across Hong Kong
Protesters, many of whom were masked and wearing black, staged rallies at a number of leading malls.
Police used pepper spray on the black-clad protesters, some of whom spray-painted restaurants and hurled verbal abuse at diners.
Self-help groups on Telegram app offer protesters jobs and more
Individuals tap networks of contacts to serve varied needs in ongoing unrest.
Several channels have sprung up in recent months, offering protesters everything from counselling to accommodation, transport and jobs.
Hong Kong can be a test bed for the freedoms the mainland’s middle classes will sooner or later want, writes Brian Olsen.
Why Beijing should be grateful for Hong Kong’s unique status
As chief financial filter, Hong Kong was key to China’s economic miracle. Now, the city and its unique culture can give China’s soft power a much-needed boost, and be ...
International International experts quit advisory panel after council rejected calls for it to have more powers to investigate police.Hong Kong No 2 says police will fully cooperate with protest inquiry
Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung says Independent Police Complaints Council can interview any officer it wishes to see as he hints at possible change to watchdog’s role,...
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Hong Kong’s revolution is sliding into terrorism with home-made bombs
Yonden Lhatoo says radicals on the front lines are ticking all the defining boxes of textbook terrorism while we still argue over calling them rioters.
City University staff find petrol bombs and dangerous items at Kowloon campus
Police say they found 34 petrol bombs, 20 smoke bombs, and 12 corrosive bombs.
Yellow and blue don’t match: how Hong Kong protests have changed dating rules
Before unrest began, singles mainly checked looks, personality, income and lifestyles. But now, more users of dating apps assess potential partners by their political views.“If she’s ‘blue’, I won’t bother to chat further,” said one of many singles now assessing potential partners by their views on the unrest.
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Hongkonger ‘shot in eye by police while in protest area’ threatens legal action
‘Livid’ Fu Jai says he was walking home from dinner when he was struck by a pepper ball in Mong Kok. Police say they used ‘minimum force’ to clear protesters.
PTSD and protests: How the violence on Hong Kong's streets impacts mental health | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
The first panic attack to place two weeks after Sarah (not her real name) was caught in the middle of an evening protest in Admiralty on September 29, during which multiple rounds of tear-gas were fired by the police. “I’ve never felt afraid for my life. I’ve always been brave,” she told HKF...
The physical wounds of Hong Kong's protests are clearly visible, but the psychological trauma of such clashes have left a harmful, yet hidden, effect on citizens.
Five Hong Kong teenagers have been arrested in connection with the death of a man hit on the head by a brick during clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters last month, police said on Saturday.
Five Hong Kong teenagers have been arrested in connection with the death of a man hit on the head by a brick during clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters last month, police said on Saturday. The three males and two females aged 15 to 18 were arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder, r...
Hong Kong's former chief secretary Henry Tang has distanced himself from a poem delivered by his niece expressing support for the city's pro-democracy movement.
Illuminate Hong Kong is a non-partisan photography project and platform that explores the mindset and spaces of citizens in Hong Kong, with reference to the city's ongoing pro-democracy protests and fight for freedom.
China's foreign minister on Friday accused the United States of "seriously" damaging trust between the two countries amid tensions over human rights in Xinjiang and protests in Hong Kong.
A 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for burning China's national flag at a September protest.
A 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for burning China’s national flag at a September protest. The girl earlier pleaded guilty to one count of desecrating the national flag. Prosecutors said she and two other unidentified individuals burned the flag outside Tuen Mun Town...
Hong Kong police officers received a total of around HK$950 million in overtime pay from June to November, according to figures revealed at the Legislative Council on Friday.
Hong Kong police officers received a total of around HK$950 million in overtime pay from June to November, according to figures revealed at the Legislative Council. The sum was divided among around 11,000 officers, meaning that each person on average was paid HK$86,363 since the start of mass protes...
Thousands gathered outside a funeral home on Thursday to pay tribute to a university student who died following a fall near a protest.
Thousands gathered outside a funeral home on Thursday to pay tribute to a university student who died following a fall near a protest. Alex Chow Tsz-l, a 22-year-old second-year Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) student, succumbed to serious injuries he sustained from a one-stor...
"We knew they had us surrounded, and there was no escape." - HKFP speaks to a protester who escaped Hong Kong's Polytechnic University during the police siege. Like many who found a way out, Mario faced great risks and tough choices. Full story: 
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“I felt like we were target practice for the police,” said Cathy. “We were so hopeless.”
Protesters have often vowed to “Leave no-one behind, advance and retreat together.” But during the PolyU siege, the guerilla-style "Be Water" tactics were of little use to those trapped inside. HKFP speaks to those who escaped about the moral dilemmas and subsequent trauma they have faced.
Among the hundreds of protesters trapped inside Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University on the night of November 18, surrounded on all sides by riot police, Mario and Cathy discovered a route to freedom six metres below a narrow footbridge. All they had to do was slide down the dangling ropes, and reac...
