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Hong Kong protesters gather for a massive pro-democracy rally after seeing in the New Year with an evening of peaceful protests that morphed into clashes between hardcore demonstrators and police. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters throng the streets of Hong Kong for a massive rally on New Year's Day. IMAGES
Thousands of protesters block main arteries in central Hong Kong in a show of strength against the government over a divisive plan to allow extraditions to China. IMAGES
Fire roars outside Hong Kong's Central metro station after thousands turn out for pro-democracy rally. IMAGES
Tens of thousands continue to march along main roads of Hong Kong in another huge anti-government protest after dark, with seemingly no end in sight to the turmoil engulfing the finance hub, sparked by years of rising anger over Beijing's rule. IMAGES
A Hyperlapse shows people getting ready to rally in central Hong Kong following unprecedented clashes between protesters and police over an extradition law.
The United States denounces Hong Kong's ban on a protest song sung by pro-democracy demonstrators, saying it further tarnishes the financial hub's reputation. "The decision to ban this song is the latest blow to the international reputation of a city that previously prided itself on having an independent judiciary protecting the free exchange of information, ideas and goods," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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