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How fake news is stoking violence and anger in Hong Kong
Soon after Alex Chow fell off the edge of a parking garage in Hong Kong, the allegations began spreading online.
Timeline: Key dates in Hong Kong's anti-government protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police shot and wounded one protester on Monday as chaos erupted across the city a day after officers fired tear gas to break up demonstrations that are entering their sixth month.
Hong Kong student’s death triggers fears of more violence
Hong Kong: A Hong Kong student who sustained head injuries when he fell during clashes with police died, triggering a fresh wave of outrage from the pro-democracy movement and fears of more violent unrest.
‘HK protesters are mobsters’
Beijing: China has slammed radical protesters in Hong Kong as “mobsters” using violence to influence upcoming local elections, after a pro-Beijing lawmaker was injured in a stabbing.
Hong Kong activist urges huge turnout for weekend rally
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong anti-government protests fizzled on Friday after a night of clashes in a central bar district and prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong called for 100,000 people to take to the streets of the Chinese-ruled city on Saturday.
Joshua Wong can’t run for election
HONG KONG: The nomination of Joshua Wong, the leader of a political group advocating “Hong Kong’s independence”, as a candidate in the 2019 District Council Ordinary Election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was declared invalid.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong barred from running in district elections
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said on Tuesday that he was the only candidate who had been disqualified from running in local district council elections due to be held in November.
Hong Kong bars activist Joshua Wong from district poll
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities disqualified prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Tuesday from standing in upcoming district elections, a move likely to sow discord among anti-government demonstrators as an illegal Halloween march looms.
Academic freedom in question
Singapore: Yale’s Singapore college has become embroiled in a row about academic freedom after axeing a course on dissent, with the controversy fuelling a wider debate on whether universities are compromising their values to expand abroad.
Protests turn Hong Kong's council elections into referendum on Lam's government
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pro-democracy candidates will stand in almost all 452 seats in Hong Kong's upcoming local elections, encouraged by four months of anti-government protests, with the outcome of the November poll a barometer of support for the city's embattled government.
