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Dozens Arrested as Hong Kong Democracy Protests Erupt

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Anger as China refusal to hold city elections launches unprecedented Hong Kong democracy protest

Pro-Democracy Demonstrations Erupt In Hong Kong

19 Pro-Democracy Protesters Arrested In Hong Kong | Democracy, elections, and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Pro-democracy demonstrations erupted in Hong Kong Monday over China’s decision Sunday not to allow a fully democratic election to select the former British colony’s next leader. Hong Kong police employed pepper spray to break up protests outside the AsiaWorld-Expo center where Li Fei, deputy secretary-general of the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, was laying…

Hong Kong police on Monday night arrested 19 people protesting Beijing’s decision to vet candidates for elections to be held in 2017, the South China Morning Post reported. The protesters were reportedly arrested for illegal assembly and obstructing police outside the hotel where a senior Chinese official was staying. Protests had erupted in Hong Kong on…

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