‘Glory to Hong Kong’: thousands sing protest anthem in shopping malls – video

Protesters in Hong Kong gathered in shopping malls across the territory in support of the pro-democracy movement. The song Glory to Hong Kong has been adopted by the demonstrators as their unofficial anthem. The peaceful gathering marked a moment of respite after violent clashes over the weekend

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Activist Joshua Wong urges Germany to stop selling arms to Hong Kong police – video

Joshua Wong called for Germany to stop the export of riot control weapons and equipment to Hong Kong police, as he embarked on a global tour to promote his pro-democracy message. He said Hong Kong police were using water cannon manufactured in Germany to suppress protests. Wong urged Germany to suspend trade negotiations with China until Beijing puts on the agenda human rights laws ‘that respect European standards’

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Hong Kong activist’s visit to Berlin draws anger from China

Beijing criticises German foreign minister over meeting with Joshua Wong

The Chinese government has expressed its anger with Germany’s foreign minister over his meeting with the Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, saying the encounter was “disrespectful” of Beijing’s sovereignty.

Wong tweeted a picture of himself and Heiko Maas following his arrival in Berlin, saying the two had discussed the “protest situation and our cause”.

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West Papua: police investigate as bags of snakes thrown into student dormitory

Masked motorcycle riders pull up around 4am at East Java building that has been the target of protests

Indonesian police are investigating allegations of masked motorcycle riders throwing bags of snakes into a West Papuan student dormitory in Surabaya and “deliberately spreading terror”.

The hostel was the site of anti-Papua protests last month, which then sparked rolling and often violent protests across Indonesia, including in the Papuan province.

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Hong Kong protesters gather in shopping district and vandalise rail station – video

Riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, in an area crowded with banks, jewellery shops and luxury shopping arcades, which became littered by graffiti, broken glass and bricks torn up from pathways. Protesters started street fires and vandalised the district's MTR station

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Protesters in Hong Kong march to US consulate calling for Trump’s support – video

Thousands of Hong Kong protesters sang the Star-Spangled Banner and called on Donald Trump to 'liberate' the territory in the latest in a series of demonstrations that have gripped the territory for months. Police stood by as protesters waved US flags and placards appealing for democracy after another night of violence in the 14th week of unrest

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Hong Kong increases airport security after violent clashes – video

Security was tightened at Hong Kong's airport on Saturday in a bid to prevent protesters paralysing the travel hub. It came after violent clashes between police and protesters on Friday night. Riot police fired teargas and bean bag rounds at protesters outside Mong Kok metro station after they occupied roads and set fire to barricades

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Hong Kong protests: security tight at airport after night of violence

Riot police posted at main entrances and only travellers with passports and boarding passes admitted

Hong Kong authorities implemented tight security measures in and around the airport after protesters planned to paralyse the travel hub following a night of violence in which riot police fired tear gas and sponge rounds in a local district to disperse crowds.

The measures came as anti-government demonstrations aimed at drawing global attention to the semi-autonomous Chinese city’s political crisis entered the end of its 13th week.

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Thousands protest in South Africa over rising violence against women

President promises to do more after the most deadly month for violent crimes against women country has ever seen

Thousands of South African women took to the streets on Thursday to protest at the government’s failure to deal with rising violence against women in the wake of a string of brutal attacks that have shocked the country.

Women from across South African society marched to parliament in Cape Town dressed in black and purple in commemoration of those who lost their lives in August, the most deadly month for violent crimes against women the country has ever seen.

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Hong Kong’s leader withdraws extradition bill that ignited mass protests

Chief executive did not concede to other demands including an inquiry into police violence

Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said her government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that has ignited months of protests and plunged the territory into its biggest political crisis in decades.

In a five-minute televised address on Wednesday, Lam said her government would formally withdraw the controversial bill to “fully allay public concerns”.

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Carrie Lam says she would quit as Hong Kong CEO if she had a choice – audio

The embattled Hong Kong leader, Carrie Lam, said she has caused ‘unforgivable havoc’ by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit if she had a choice, according to a leaked audio recording of remarks she made last week to a group of businesspeople.

Lam admitted she now has ‘very limited’ options to resolve the crisis because the unrest has become a national security and sovereignty issue for China amid rising tensions with the United States.

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Thousands of Hong Kong students boycott first day of term – video

University and secondary school students attend pro-democracy rallies in central Hong Kong on Monday as part of a wider anti-government movement that has plunged the region into its biggest political crisis in decades. The boycott follows a weekend marked by some of the worst violence since unrest escalated more than three months ago, with protesters burning barricades and throwing petrol bombs, and police retaliating with water cannon, teargas and batons

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Gove portrait ‘visible from space’ drawn on beach in Brexit protest

Led By Donkeys group reminds minister of his statement that no one voted for no-deal Brexit

A portrait of Michael Gove so large it can “be seen from space” has been drawn on the sand on the North Yorkshire coast to condemn his stance on Brexit.

The anti-Brexit campaign group Led By Donkeys travelled to Redcar to install the drawing measuring 7,500 sq metres, which features a quote from the cabinet minister in which he said the UK “didn’t vote to leave without a deal” in the 2016 EU referendum.

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How far will China go to stamp out Hong Kong protests?

Fears of Tiananmen-style crackdown as regional officials’ tactics only serve to fuel unrest

How far will China go to end Hong Kong’s unrest, now in its 13th week and still growing? Senior officials have spoken not only of “terrorist acts” but of “colour revolution characteristics”, making it clear that they have ruled out compromise.

So far they have relied on the Hong Kong government to suppress the protests, but the banning of rallies, brutal police tactics, thug attacks, the arrests of high-profile activists and metro line closures have failed to dampen the unrest. On Sunday, thousands of activists descended on the airport.

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Fracking protesters ‘priced out’ of Cuadrilla legal challenge

Judge denies costs protection over injunction restricting protests at Lancashire site

An environmental group has been forced to withdraw its legal challenge to a wide-ranging injunction by the fracking firm Cuadrilla after being “priced out of court”.

Three fracking protesters are facing court action after the energy company obtained the injunction restricting protests at its shale gas exploration site in Lancashire.

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Hong Kong: riot police pursue pro-democracy protesters from airport

Activists take over shopping complex and vandalise rail station after trying to choke city’s international hub

Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong have paralysed traffic and shut down transport links between the city and the airport during another day of protests demanding democratic freedoms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory.

On Sunday, demonstrators attempted to lay siege to the airport to draw global attention to the city that has been plunged into political crisis for the last three months.

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Boston ‘straight pride’ parade dwarfed by large counter-protest

A controversial “straight pride” parade in Boston on Saturday drew more than 1,000 counter-protesters and a few hundred supporters.

The rightwing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was “grand marshal” of the event, for which a group calling itself Super Happy Fun America (SHFA) acquired a permit in June.

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Thousands protest against Boris Johnson’s parliament shutdown

Crowds march, wave banners and chant ‘stop the coup’ in cities across UK

Tens of thousands of demonstrators are taking to the streets across Britain and outside the gates of Downing Street in protest against Boris Johnson’s move to suspend parliament.

Crowds brandished banners pledging to “defend democracy”, chanted “stop the coup” and waved EU flags in London in a bid to resist the parliament shutdown.

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‘Stop the coup!’: thousands protest against prorogation of parliament – video

Tens of thousands of demonstrators are taking to the streets across Britain and outside the gates of Downing Street in protest against Boris Johnson’s move to suspend parliament. Crowds brandished banners pledging to 'defend democracy', chanted: 'Stop the coup' and waved EU flags in dozens of locations around the country, including London, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and Leeds

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Fire, teargas and water cannon on Hong Kong streets in latest protests – video report

Protesters in Hong Kong set fire to piles of barriers and debris on Saturday on the city's 13th straight weekend of mass protests. Earlier, police fired teargas and water cannon at the protesters outside the government headquarters after some threw objects and petrol bombs at them.

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