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The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (also known by other names) were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition.
- Bill suspended on 15 June 2019 and officially withdrawn on 23 October 2019
- Hong Kong (solidarity protests worldwide)
- 15 (as of 20 April 2020[update])
- Diverse, see tactics and methods
Jul 21, 2019 · Hong Kong is a city familiar with protests. But the protests haven’t always been like this movement. In 2014, pro-democracy protesters occupied Hong Kong’s inner city streets for 79 days...
Aug 31, 2020 · Getty Images. In one of the most brazen and symbolic acts of the protests thus far, a group of activists smashed through Hong Kong's parliament after an hours-long siege. Hundreds of people...
Nov 15, 2019 · CNN —. Hong Kong has been rocked by pro-democracy, anti-government protests for more than six months now, with escalating violence and anger on all sides. What began as peaceful mass...
The report, Tweeting through the Great Firewall, found that prior to the 2019 Hong Kong protests, many of the now-banned Twitter accounts were engaged in attacks on critics of the Chinese government. Over 38,000 tweets from 618 accounts targeted Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui. [185]
Sep 5, 2019 · Jerome Favre/EPA. Hong Kong: how the police trained for riots – and why their response to protesters has been so violent. Published: September 5, 2019 5:51am EDT. Hong Kong’s controversial...
Jun 19, 2021 · An estimated 2 million people turn out in Hong Kong to protest against the extradition bill on 16 June 2019. A man faces down riot police during a rally themed Calling One Hundred Thousands ...
