Hong Kong’s Massive Protest Looks Even Bigger From the Air

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 30, 2014 Set against the stunning backdrop of Hong Kong's tightly packed skyscrapers, this drone video gives the viewer a better sense of the enormity of Monday's demonstrations, part of an ongoing campaign to regain political freedom. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hong Kong Protesters Urged to Continue Demonstrating

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 29, 2014 An organizer of Hong Kong's peaceful pro-democracy civil disobedience movement urged thousands of people to keep up protests across the city until the government responds to their demands. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hong Kong Students Protest for Democracy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 22, 2014 Amid a weeklong strike, thousands of college students in Hong Kong boycotted classes Monday to protest the Beijing government's decision to limit electoral reforms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Remembering Tiananmen Square, Sometimes in Secret

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2014 In mainland China, commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown is not permitted, and Wednesday's 25th anniversary was no exception. However, that didn't stop some resourceful Chinese citizens from coming up with creative ways to flout their government's policy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tiananmen Square Massacre ‘More Important Than Ever’ 25 Years Later

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jun 2, 2014 On June 4, 1989, a million peaceful protesters gathered in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, only to be brutally barraged by the Chinese Communist Party with its 200,000 soldiers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Another Apparent Suicide Brings Financial World Death Toll to 6 in 2014

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2014 A 33-year-old JPMorgan employee jumped to his death from the roof of the firm's Hong Kong headquarters Tuesday, adding to a series of untimely deaths in the banking and big business arena in recent weeks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Where in the World Is Edward Snowden?

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 24, 2013 Speculation about the NSA whistle-blower's whereabouts has heightened after several witnesses said that he wasn't on board a flight from Moscow to Cuba, which reports had pegged as his next destination. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Snowden Seeks Asylum in Ecuador

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 23, 2013 The NSA whistle-blower arrived in Moscow on Sunday after authorities in Hong Kong allowed him to leave despite a U.S. request for his arrest. In a statement, WikiLeaks said Edward Snowden was headed to a democratic country "via a safe route" for asylum purposes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Chimerica Dream

By Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch Jun 21, 2013 With a set of cyber-campaigns -- from cyber-enabled economic theft and espionage to the possibility of future state-sanctioned cyber-attacks -- evolving in the shadows, it’s hard to spin the sunny “new type of great power relationship” President Xi suggested for the U.S. and China at the recent summit. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Snowden: NSA Spying Targets China, ‘I Am Here to Reveal Criminality’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 13, 2013 The whistle-blower and former NSA spy said the PRISM program he helped expose last week extends to people and institutions in Hong Kong and mainland China, and that he has resolved to leave his fate to "the courts and people of Hong Kong." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Regulate Dissent in Hong Kong, Jackie Chan Says

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 13, 2012 He spent decades playing the role of a tough guy who says no with his fists, but the Chinese action star recently told reporters he thinks the government should place limits on the right of citizens in his hometown to protest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Brainwashing in Hong Kong, for Now

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 8, 2012 Hong Kong has backed off from plans to administer “moral and national education” amounting to the “political indoctrination” of children, withdrawing a 2015 deadline for schools to begin teaching the subject. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )