Tens of thousands protest for elections and occupy Hong Kong Business District in new escalation. See these great videos by Time Out Hong Kong below. | Democracy, elections, and voting at Democracy Chronicles
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China started blocking the popular photo-sharing app Instagram on Sunday, as part of its moves to squelch any mention of the use of tear gas on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Instagram, owned by Facebook, had remained one of the few U.S. social networking apps still accessible in a country known for its strict censorship of…
China blocks Instagram, ‘tear gas’ searches amid Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG — Why are so many young people on the streets of Hong Kong, risking clashes with local police and a Chinese government that has a history of brutal crackdowns? Part of the answer lies with protesters such as Ka-Chai Kwok, 25. A recent college graduate, Kwok said she had few job prospects. Hong Kong…
Hong Kong’s young fed up with high rents, few jobs drive protests
The demonstrations roiling Hong Kong have continued into a second week as protesters fanned out across the territory’s central business district, continue to demand greater political autonomy from Beijing. But within mainland China, popular reaction to the events has been muted, a consequence both of the country’s efficient censorship apparatus and an ambivalence toward a territory…
Hong Kong Protests Barely Register In China
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