Joshua Wong

A demonstrator uses a makeshift shield to take cover during a protest in Hong Kong

Hong Kong students rally peacefully before brief night skirmishes

September 2, 2019Conflict & Justice

The boycott followed a weekend marred 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, tear gas and batons.

Pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow leave the Eastern Court after being released on bail in Hong Kong, China, on August 30, 2019.

Hong Kong arrests won’t ‘cut off the heads of these protests,’ lawyer says

August 30, 2019Conflict & Justice

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