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A landmark national security trial for leading China critic Jimmy Lai opened in Hong Kong on Monday amid tight security, with the pro-democracy activist battling charges that he colluded with foreign forces, including the United States. CBC | World News
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Son of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai calls on Canada, U.K. to demand father’s release
Sebastien Lai says he’s hopeful the Canadian government could join calls for his father’s release following a meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong protesters ring in 2020 with pro-democracy chants, human chains
Thousands of Hong Kong revelers welcome 2020 on neon-lit promenades along the picturesque Victoria Harbour, breaking into pro-democracy chants as the clocks strike midnight after more than half a year of often violent unrest. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong police fire tear gas during Christmas pro-democracy march
Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched through Christmas-decorated shopping malls chanting pro-democracy slogans on Wednesday as police fired tear gas to disperse crowds on nearby streets. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong pro-democracy rally marks 6 months of protests
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crammed into Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday, in a mass show of support for a protest movement that shows no signs of flagging as it enters a seventh month. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong pro-democracy rally cut short by police tear gas
Thousands of people took to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in a new wave of pro-democracy protests. But police fired tear gas after some demonstrators hurled bricks and smoke bombs, breaking a rare pause in violence that has persisted during the six-month-long movement. CBC | World News
Read More »Pro-democracy opposition wins landslide in Hong Kong elections
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition won a stunning landslide victory in weekend local elections in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam over her handling of violent protests. CBC | World News
Read More »Ear bitten off, pro-democracy politician sees Sunday elections as a way Hong Kong can express its anger
A pro-democracy district councillor who lost part of his ear in an attack earlier this month continues to campaign ahead of Sunday’s local elections, marking the first time people go to the polls since mass protests began 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 »Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong barred from Hong Kong election
Hong Kong authorities barred high-profile pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from an election, and the city’s leader ruled out political solutions before the end of the violent protests gripping the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. CBC | World News
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