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Added on the 08/09/2019 13:45:54 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Pro-democracy protesters throw bricks inside a subway train station as flashmob demonstrations flare up in multiple Hong Kong districts during the morning rush hour IMAGES
Hong Kong police fire pepper ball rounds at protesters in the city's commercial district ahead of a debate in the legislature over a law that bans insulting China's national anthem. A few hundred protesters chanted slogans during a lunchtime rally in the city's Central district but dispersed when officers fired multiple rounds of irritant-filled pellets, AFP reporters on the scene said. 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
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather in Central district Hong Kong for a rally themed "2020 Karma to Commies Universal Siege on Communists". Hong Kong's protests were sparked by a now abandoned plan to allow criminal extradition to the mainland, where the opaque court system is beholden to the communist party. It has since morphed into a wider anti-government movement. IMAGES
Hong Kong police fire tear gas a few minutes into 2020 as pro-democracy protesters take their movement into the New Year with midnight countdown rallies and a massive march planned for January 1. IMAGES