Protests erupted in June 2019 over a since-axed extradition bill. They escalated into sometimes violent displays of dissent against police behaviour, amid calls for democracy and anger over Beijing’s encroachment. Demonstrators demanded an independent probe into police conduct, amnesty for those arrested and a halt to the characterisation of protests as “riots.”
LATEST NEWS & VIEWS ON anti-extradition MOVEMENT
Explainer: A history of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Civic Party
The pro-democracy political party, which was established in 2006 as the city debated how its leaders might be elected, voted to dissolve on Saturday, marking a further blow to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.
13 Hongkongers convicted of rioting over 2019 protests, including one who said he was a photojournalist
All 13 defendants were among 213 people arrested as police dispersed crowds that had attempted to reach Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which was at the time occupied by pro-democracy protesters and encircled by police.
Hong Kong charges man with rioting almost 4 years after 2019 protest
The June 12, 2019 protest outside the government headquarters in Admiralty marked the beginning of the months-long unrest over a controversial extradition bill.
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Can Hong Kong’s ‘patriots-only’ legislature hold itself to account?
“Evidence of LegCo’s autonomy would be holding such inquiries into the government’s performance regarding the two most significant events since the city’s Handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997: the protests that rocked Hong Kong in 2019 and the Covid-19 pandemic,” writes John Burns.
Hong Kong’s proposed crowdfunding regulation: a hammer designed to crush an already flat nut
“The whole plan looks suspiciously like an attempt to shut the stable door on a horse which bolted in 2019,” writes Tim Hamlett.
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Data analysis: How Hong Kong convicted 200 people for rioting during the 2019 protests and unrest
How did the courts decide that 239 defendants, who initially pleaded not guilty, indeed partook in a riot during the extradition law protests? How did protest attire factor in? What did judges say about the protests? HKFP analysed hundreds of court judgements to find the answers.
Artist Vaevae Chan spent years building a cave in a Hong Kong high rise. Now she is ready to share it with others
Located on the 17th floor of a San Po Kong industrial building, Vaevae Chan’s walk-through installation “She Told Me to Head to the Sea” was born from trauma – hers and the city’s. Opening it to the public is the “next chapter” of her healing process, she says.
Baptist University professor leaves Hong Kong after police allegedly contacted over 2019 protest article
Arts professor Justin Wong’s article analysed the role that visual elements – such as yellow umbrellas, “V for Vendetta” masks and a pig mascot – played in the 2019 protests.
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