HKFP Lens: Hongkongers mark New Year with protest slogans and human chain
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HKFP Lens: Hongkongers mark New Year with protest slogans and human chain
Hongkongers chanted protest slogans during the 2020 New Year countdown on Tuesday, as riot police deployed in force. Tear gas and water cannon were fired moments after the city rang in the New Year – click here for the full story.
China took their parents: the Uighur refugee children of Turkey
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China took their parents: the Uighur refugee children of Turkey
By Eric Randolph The school on the outskirts of Istanbul is a rare place where Uighur child refugees from China can study their language and culture. But for several, it has also become an impromptu orphanage. Having fled a worsening crackdown on Uighur Muslims…
‘Don’t forget our promise’: Hong Kong to start 2020 with mass protest as police warn against violence
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‘Don’t forget our promise’: Hong Kong to start 2020 with mass protest as police warn against violence
Hong Kong’s largest protest organiser is set to lead a New Year’s Day pro-democracy march on Wednesday to insist on the five core demands of the pro-democracy movement. The event, organised by the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), received a letter of no objection…
The upcycling Hongkonger telling tales of trash
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The upcycling Hongkonger telling tales of trash
By Soohyun Kim and Jasmine Ling Among the myriad of skyscrapers in Wan Chai, there is a four-story tenement block in blight blue colour, Blue House. Inside the iconic historic building, there is a small two-storey room filled with rustic rice coer bowls and…
Equality watchdog chief’s words on same-sex marriage point to inaction and deference to discrimination
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Equality watchdog chief’s words on same-sex marriage point to inaction and deference to discrimination
Hong Kong has a statutory body that exists to promote equal opportunities and aims to eliminate discrimination: the Equal Opportunities Commission. But as he to up his position last year, the EOC’s new commissioner Ricky Chu made some alarming statements…
‘Resist tyranny, join a union’: Huge turnout as Hongkongers hit the streets for New Year’s Day protest
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'Resist tyranny, join a union': Huge turnout as Hongkongers hit the streets for New Year's Day protest | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Thousands of Hongkongers took to the streets on Wednesday for the first police-approved mass protest of the new year. Update: A million attend pro-democracy demo, say organisers, as Hong Kong police halt protest early amid vandalism, tear gas The huge turnout…
HKFP Lens: Molotovs, tear gas and arrests mar end of peaceful mass demo in Hong Kong
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HKFP Lens: Molotovs, tear gas and arrests mar end of peaceful mass demo in Hong Kong
Organisers the Civil Human Rights Front said over a million people attended Hong Kong’s annual pro-democracy march on January 1. However, scattered clashes bre out mid-afternoon and after dark, with demonstrators hurling Molotovs and bricks, and police deploying…
A million attend pro-democracy demo, say organisers, as Hong Kong police halt protest early amid vandalism, tear gas
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A million attend pro-democracy demo, say organisers, as Hong Kong police halt protest early amid vandalism, tear gas
Hong Kong’s first police-approved protest march of the year was cut short after officers clashed with protesters over a vandalised bank. March organisers Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) estimated that over 1.03 million people to to the streets on Wednesday…
Taiwan passes bill against China influence ahead of elections
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Taiwan passes bill against China influence ahead of elections
Taiwan passed a controversial bill on Tuesday aimed at countering China’s influence on the self-ruled island, less than two weeks before it goes to the polls to elect a new president. The “anti-infiltration bill” pushed by President Tsai Ing-wen’s Beijing…
Officers had to fire tear gas at pro-democracy demo after protesters threw objects and ignored warnings, say police
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Officers had to fire tear gas at pro-democracy demo after protesters threw objects and ignored warnings, say police
The Hong Kong police have said they had no choice but to deploy tear gas against pro-democracy protesters on Wednesday as some people threw objects at officers. March organisers Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) estimated that 1.03 million people to to the…
JUST IN: Taiwan’s top military officer killed in helicopter crash
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Taiwan’s top military officer Shen Yi-ming killed in helicopter crash
Taiwan’s top military chief was killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday, the defence ministry said, just days before the island goes to polls to elect a new president. The chief of the general staff, Shen Yi-ming, was among eight senior officers — including…
Police arrest couple after finding suspected guns and bullets at Sham Shui Po flat
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Police arrest couple after finding suspected guns and bullets at Sham Shui Po flat
Hong Kong police arrested a couple after finding suspected guns and bullets at a flat in Sham Shum Po on Wednesday. Officers arrived at a flat at Lai Fu House, Lai K Estate, reported RTHK, after a report was received at around 11pm. They found six suspected…
Woman tests negative for SARS after travelling to mainland city amid pneumonia outbreak
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Woman tests negative for SARS after travelling to mainland city amid pneumonia outbreak
The Hong Kong government’s Department of Health has said that a female patient who had visited Wuhan, where there is a pneumonia outbreak, has tested negative for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). A street market near the Chinese city has seen an…
Officer removed lawmaker’s goggles to pepper spray him as he displayed ‘passive resistance,’ Hong Kong police say
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Officer removed lawmaker’s goggles to pepper spray him as he displayed ‘passive resistance,’ Hong Kong police say
Hong Kong police say an officer removed Democratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui’s protective goggles to pepper spray him as he displayed “passive resistance.” Hui – who is often seen on the fronts as a negotiator – was in Causeway Bay after Wednesday’s pro-democracy…
HKFP Lens: The year that changed Hong Kong forever – May James’s best shots from the frontlines, Part 2
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HKFP Lens: The year that changed Hong Kong forever – May James’s best shots from the frontlines, Part 2
Photojournalist May James covered the Hong Kong demonstrations and unrest extensively during 2019. We round up some of her best shots from the fronts of the city’s months-long protest movement. Click here for Part 1.
China detains more than 12 lawyers and activists in end of year crackdown – rights groups
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China detains more than 12 lawyers and activists in end of year crackdown – rights groups
By Jing Xuan Teng Over a dozen Chinese lawyers and activists were detained or went missing in the final days of 2019 in a crackdown on participants of a private democracy gathering, rights groups said on Thursday. The Chinese government has severely reduced…
Teacher seeks evidence to sue Hong Kong’s top cop after being partially blinded by police projectile
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Teacher seeks evidence to sue Hong Kong’s top cop after being partially blinded by police projectile
A teacher who was blinded in one eye by an alleged police projectile is looking to gather evidence in order to file a legal challenge against the Hong Kong police chief. Raymond Yeung, a liberal st…
Duo posing as plainclothes Hong Kong police officers steal HK$210,000 in cash from man
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Duo posing as plainclothes Hong Kong police officers steal HK$210,000 in cash from man
Two men claiming to be plainclothes Hong Kong police officers have stolen HK$210,000 in cash from a man near Tuen Mun’s police station. The two men stopped the 63-year-old on Wednesday and asked for his identity card. The perpetrators did not show any identification…
Cases of mystery viral pneumonia jump to 44 in China
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Cases of mystery viral pneumonia jump to 44 in China
China on Friday confirmed cases of a mystery viral pneumonia that has sparked fears about a resurgence of SARS, the flu-like virus that killed hundreds of people than a decade ago. The 44 cases, up from the initial 27 announced Tuesday, include 11 “severe…