Hong Kong Reports Virus Death as Workers Strike at Hospitals

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Feb 4, 2020 Medical staff members demand the border with mainland China be shut completely. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Massive Turnout in Hong Kong Vote Seen as Pro-Democracy Test

KEN MORITSUGU and EILEEN NG / The Associated Press Nov 24, 2019 After months of protests, 71% of the city's 4.1 million registered voters cast ballots on Sunday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Police Surround Last Holdouts at Hong Kong Campus Protest

KEN MORITSUGU and ANDI JATMIKO / The Associated Press Nov 19, 2019 Even as the latest violence winds down, a fundamental divide suggests the protests in the former British colony are far from over. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Thousands Protest Hong Kong Mask Ban

JOHN LEICESTER and EILEEN NG / The Associated Press Oct 4, 2019 Violence erupts across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory as defiant masked protesters rampage and police fire tear gas on Friday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

More Violence Grips Hong Kong Ahead of China’s National Day

EILEEN NG / The Associated Press Sep 29, 2019 The protests, sparked by a now-shelved extradition bill, have snowballed into an anti-China movement. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Understanding Hong Kong’s Mass Movement

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 5, 2019 The resolve of Hong Kong's protesters against Chinese overreach is impressive. But the American left may have misunderstood the movement. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Hong Kong Withdraws Extradition Bill That Sparked Protests

KATIE TAM / The Associated Press Sep 4, 2019 Carrie Lam says she will withdraw a bill allowing Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trials. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Police, Protesters Clash as Flights Out of Hong Kong Are Canceled

YANAN WANG and KATIE TAM / The Associated Press Aug 13, 2019 For the second day in a row, demonstrators take over airport terminals to protest what many see as an erosion of freedoms promised in 1997. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Hong Kong Protesters to Continue Despite ‘Dead’ Extradition Bill

KATIE TAM and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN / The Associated Press Jul 10, 2019 They persist in demands for the bill to be formally withdrawn and a probe opened into harsh tactics used by police against demonstrators. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Protesters Take Over Hong Kong’s Legislature

The Associated Press Jul 1, 2019 Activists say their government is not responding to demands for a full withdrawal of extradition legislation and the resignation of the city leader. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Hong Kong Protests Flare Again Over Extradition Laws

RAF WOBER / The Associated Press Jun 21, 2019 Demonstrators pressure the government over highly unpopular legislation that many see as eroding the territory's judicial independence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hong Kong Leader Offers Apology as Mass Protests Continue

CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and ELAINE KURTENBACH / The Associated Press Jun 15, 2019 Carrie Lam says she regrets her handling of legislation that would allow extradition of some Hong Kong citizens to mainland China. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )