World & Nation
Nine leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement turned themselves in to police on Monday, one day after the territory selected a conservative, pro-Beijing politician as its next leader.
March 27, 2017
Two of the student leaders of last fall’s pro-democracy demonstrations appeared in court Friday on charges stemming from a protest in June 2014, with the defendants decrying the prosecution as a heavy-handed political move orchestrated by authorities in Beijing.
July 17, 2015
A court in Hong Kong handed down prison sentences of up to 16 months Wednesday to eight leaders of massive 2014 pro-democracy protests convicted on public nuisance charges.
April 24, 2019
Sept. 30, 2014
Hong Kong’s highest court on Tuesday overturned prison sentences for three young pro-democracy activists convicted for their roles in kicking off 2014’s “Umbrella Movement” protests in the semiautonomous Chinese city.
Feb. 6, 2018
Joshua Wong, the face of the 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong, was acquitted Tuesday of two counts of obstructing a police officer during an earlier protest against mainland China’s claim of “complete jurisdiction” over the semiautonomous Chinese territory.
June 6, 2016
In both Moscow and Hong Kong, police response has grown increasingly violent as protesters remain defiant against their authoritative governments.
Aug. 2, 2019
For the Record
China behavior: In the May 1 Section A, an article about a dispute between some mainland Chinese and Hong Kong residents stemming from a toddler’s defecating on a Hong Kong sidewalk stated that the Communist Party’s official People’s Daily had denounced Hong Kong protesters.
May 2, 2014
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong is barred from a local election as Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warns that violent protests have pushed the city to the brink of recession.
Oct. 29, 2019
2014 Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
Sept. 27, 2014