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Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she hoped a standoff between police and a hold-out group of anti-government protesters at a university could be resolved, as the Canadian government confirms it is aware of Canadians “affected” by the standoff. CBC | World News
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Students stage dramatic escape as Hong Kong police battle protesters in university siege
With night falling in Hong Kong, police tightened a siege Monday at a university campus as hundreds of anti-government protesters trapped inside sought to escape. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong protesters set fires on bridges leading to Polytechnic University
Protesters on Sunday set fire to bridges leading to Hong Kong Polytechnic University as they tried to keep police from advancing on their stronghold, while other demonstrators used bows and arrows from the barricaded campus. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong condemns London ‘attack’ on justice secretary as protests rumble on
The Hong Kong government condemned on Friday an attack by a “violent mob” on the city’s justice secretary in London, the first direct altercation between demonstrators and a government minister during months of often violent protests. CBC | World News
Read More »Police, protesters face off in renewed clashes in Hong Kong
Police fired tear gas at protesters who littered streets with bricks and disrupted morning trains Tuesday for the second day in a row as Hong Kong’s five months of anti-government demonstrations turned increasingly violent. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong police shoot protester, man set on fire
A Hong Kong protester was shot by police Monday in a dramatic scene caught on video as demonstrators blocked train lines and roads during the morning commute. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong protests: ‘Two protesters shot’ by police at point blank as tensions erupt
HONG KONG police have shot two antigovernment demonstrators, as activists called for disruptions to the morning commute following a weekend of demonstrations that resulted in almost 90 arrests. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Thousands of Hong Kong protesters demand ‘revenge’ in rally for ‘martyrs’
Hong Kong protesters held a vigil for “martyrs” on Saturday and many demanded “revenge” after a student died in hospital this week following a high fall, fuelling anger among pro-democracy demonstrators who first took to the streets in June. CBC | World News
Read More »Several pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers detained
Pro-democracy lawmakers slammed the government clampdown as a calculated move to provoke more violence as an excuse to postpone or cancel Nov. 24 district elections — low-level polls viewed as a barometer of public sentiment in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong student who fell during weekend protests dies
A student at a Hong Kong university who fell during protests at the weekend died on Friday, the first student death in months of anti-government demonstrations in the Chinese-ruled city that is likely to be a trigger for fresh unrest. CBC | World News
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