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Veteran pro-democracy activists arrive at a Hong Kong court to receive their sentences after being convicted for their roles in organising and participating in one of the biggest democracy protests that had engulfed the city in 2019. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Apr 30 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and three other fellow advocates were convicted Friday by a local court of participating in an unauthorized 2020 assembly commemorating China’s Tiananmen crackdown.Wong, 24, Lester Shum, 27, Tiffany Yuen, 27, and Jannell Leung, 26, among Hong Kong’s young generation of pro-democracy activists, appeared at the District Court to plead guilty to one count of knowingly taking part in the unauthorized Jun. 4 candlelight vigil in Victoria Park. The event marked 31 years since Chinese armed forces killed hundreds of protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989.“Even when the world changes, we will not change ourselves!” said Wong after the hearing before leaving the dock. The activist is currently serving two jail terms totaling almost a year and a half for protest-related charges. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS JOSHUA WONG, LESTER SHUM, AND TIFFANY YUEN, IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Oct 19 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong activists on Monday rallied outside the Royal Thai Consulate-General in support of pro-democracy protesters in Thailand, who are calling for the resignation of Thai prime minister, a new constitution and monarchy reform. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: HONG KONG ACTIVISTS RALLY OUTSIDE THE ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL IN HONG KONG TO SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS IN THAILAND.
Hong Kong, Jul 25 (EFE/EPA).- Pro-China activists on Saturday gathered for a rally outside the United States consulate in Hong Kong to denounce the US meddling in China's domestic affairs. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: PRO-CHINA ACTIVISTS RALLY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE IN HONG KONG.
Vast crowds of democracy protesters thronged Hong Kong's streets on Sunday in a forceful display of support for the movement on its six-month anniversary, as organisers warned the city's pro-Beijing leaders they had a "last chance" to end the political crisis. IMAGES
Hong Kong democracy activists hit the streets again in heavy rain in defiance of an emergency law criminalising protesters wearing face masks despite a court rejecting a challenge to the ban and half the city's subway stations remaining closed. IMAGES
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