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Added on the 18/05/2016 03:50:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A small group of protesters gather outside the Hong Kong court where the city's largest national security trial was set to begin. "Crackdown is shameless," read a banner carried by two people, adding: "Immediately release all political prisoners." IMAGES
Police fire tear gas to disperse a crowd of pro-democracy protesters. Hong Kong has been hit by a fresh round of demonstrations after China proposed new security law feared to halt the freedoms enjoyed by the city. IMAGES
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam meets Chinese Premier Li Kequiang in Beijing a day after Hong Kong police made multiple arrests as small groups of black-clad pro-democracy protesters targeted some of the city's malls, ending a rare lull in violence. IMAGES
Pro-democratic lawmaker Gary Fan enters the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a stalemate between police and some protesters holed up inside the campus continues. IMAGES
Demonstrations continue in Hong Kong outside of the Chinese University of Hong Kong after a police officer shot a masked protester in an incident shown live on Facebook and a man was set on fire Monday during one of the most violent days of clashes in Hong Kong since pro-democracy unrest erupted more than five months ago. IMAGES