Hong Kong pro-democracy protests turned violent on Sunday as police tried to clear the crowds with tear gas and batons. The Chinese government has refused to grant universal suffrage to Hong Kong until 2017 and even then plans to vet candidates who will run for election, a move protestors have branded “fake democracy.” Riot police stand…

Protesters continued to gather in Hong Kong on Monday, fanning out across several neighborhoods and interrupting normal business activity throughout the territory. But within mainland China, the Communist Party has attempted to mute discussion of the protests through a combination of censorship, obfuscation, and anti-protester propaganda. According to instructions obtained by the China Digital Times, government…