Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:24:44 +0000
All but a handful of protesters in Hong Kong have gone home, but the crisis that brought hundreds of thousands into the streets to oppose an extradition bill is far from over.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:53:27 +0000
HONG KONG – The largely youth-driven movement of black-clad protesters challenging Hong Kong’s government over an unpopular extradition bill is a coalition operating without a clear leadership structure.
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Read moreCredit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:55:48 +0000
Beijing reiterated its backing of Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam on Monday after a massive demonstration demanding her resignation over a controversial extradition bill.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 09:18:28 +0000
Tens of thousands of people rallied in central Hong Kong on Sunday as public anger seethed following unprecedented clashes between protesters and police over an extradition law, despite a climbdown by the city’s embattled leader.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:56:09 +0000
HONG KONG – Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam sought to quell public anger Saturday by shelving an unpopular extradition bill that has highlighted apprehension about relations with mainland China, but opponents of the measure said it was not enough.
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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:15:03 +0000
Hong Kong’s leader, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, said she has suspended indefinitely a proposed extradition bill that sparked the city’s biggest public protests in years.
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Read moreCredit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 03:23:34 +0000
Pressure on Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam was mounting Saturday, with signs emerging that she may delay an unpopular extradition
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 01:41:19 +0000
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam faced calls from both outside and within her government to delay extradition legislation that has spurred massive protests.
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Hong Kong’s leader joined mainland China Sunday in urging the city’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club to cancel a planned speech by a Hong Kong independence advocate whose party is threatened with a ban.
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