Cathay Pacific on Wednesday said two pilots had been sacked, as the Hong Kong carrier comes under huge pressure from Beijing to clamp down on staff supportive of anti-government rallies.

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific sacks two pilots amid protests

Nurses, doctors, medical students and ordinary people with first aid training have clamoured to join what has become a small volunteer corps helping treat people on the frontlines of Hong Kong's protests that have engulfed the city for over two months.

'It's humanitarian': The medics helping Hong Kong's protesters

Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters on Saturday, and demonstrators swiftly gathered elsewhere during another tense and restive weekend.

Hong Kong police fire tear gas during another weekend of protests

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam warned Friday that two months of pro-democracy demonstrations were causing economic chaos in the city but ruled out making concessions to "silence the violent protesters.

Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam warns of economic fall, rules out concessions

Hong Kong is facing its biggest crisis since it returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997, the head of China`s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs office said on Wednesday, as more protests were set to rock the Asian financial hub.

Hong Kong facing biggest crisis since handover: Senior China official

China's central government on Tuesday warned Hong Kong protesters that they should not underestimate "the immense strength of the central government". At a press briefing in Beijing, Yang Guang, spokesman for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, also said "those who play with fire will perish by it".

Central government has immense strength, those who play with fire will perish: China to Hong Kong protesters

Hong Kong police fired multiple tear gas rounds on Saturday night in confrontations with black-clad activists in the city's Kowloon area, as the Chinese-controlled territory was again rocked by anti-government protests.

Hong Kong police fire tear gas as city is again roiled by protests

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Friday urged the Trump Administration to suspend future sales of munitions and crowd-control equipment to Hong Kong police which has been accused of using excessive force against anti-government protesters.

Lawmakers urge US to block sales of crowd-control gear to Hong Kong

Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong kicked off a new mass rally on Saturday as they defy increasingly stern warnings from China over weeks-long unrest that has plunged the city into crisis.

Hong Kong protesters defy China warnings with weekend rallies

As China Discredits The Hong Kong Protests, Here's A Look At The History Of Such Protests People's movements have been consistently put down by rulers. The ones in power admonish such protests and allege foreign intervention. Be it the stance against Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption movement or the Iranian protests in early 2018 or the 1974 students protests in Bihar, rulers discredit protests. Here's a report.

Gravitas: How rulers discredit people's protests

More than 40 people appeared in a Hong Kong court on Wednesday charged with rioting for their role in a recent protest that turned violent when thousands of activists clashed with police near Beijing's main representative office in the city.

Hong Kong protesters appear in court to face 'riot' charge

There is no stopping for the Hong Kong protests. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets in a series of demonstrations against a controversial extradition bill over the last few weeks. But what are the economic impacts of the protest.

Economic impact of Hong Kong protests

The Unique Nature Of The Protests In Hong Kong No leadership, but remarkably well organised protests. Palki tells us about the unique nature of the protests in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: The playbook of the protesters

Hong Kong continues to be on the boil. Hong Kong police today began to use tear gas to disperse thousands of people, who were protesting in the Yuen Long. Watch this video to know more.

Hong Kong Protest: Protesters defy police ban

A day after the police used tear gas against Hong Kong protesters, Hong Kong continues to be on the boil. Thousands have come out again on to the city streets. Watch this video to know more.

Hong Kong protests: Protesters to march through the city

Thousands of protesters calling for democracy and some chanting "free Hong Kong" converged on the Chinese-ruled city's airport on Friday (July 26) as Singapore advised its travellers to avoid protest areas in the territory. Hong Kong airport authorities said operations at one of Asia's biggest civil aviation hubs would not be affected, but advised passengers to arrive early given the risk of disruption. The former British colony, which returned to China in 1997, is embroiled in its worst political crisis for decades after two months of increasingly violent protests that have posed one of the gravest populist challenges to Communist Party rulers in Beijing. At the airport protesters, many dressed in black and seated on the ground gradually filled the entire arrivals hall. They held up signs calling on the government to withdraw the extradition bill completely, while chants of "Free Hong Kong" reverberated around the cavernous glass and steel hall. Organizers said some 15,000 people took part in the protest over 11 hours, while police put the figure at 4,000 at its peak.

Protest against Extradition Bill, Thousands at airport demand "Free Hong Kong"

Hong Kong: 288,000 people protest in Yuen Long

Pro-democracy protesters assaulted last week. Triad gangsters suspected to be behind the attack. Masked men had occupied a transit railway station. Video emerges of police officers slipping away. Proposed extradition bill has sparked protests. Hong Kong govt used 'dead' word for the extradition bill. Last Sunday, Protesters were attacked by masked men. Watch this video to know more.

Hong Kong protest enters 8th week

Hong Kong Protests Enter The Seventh Week As Situation Spirals Out Of Control For two months now, Hong Kong has been on the boil, simmering with tensions over the extradition bill. Last night, the situation spiralled out of control with protesters reaching China's representative office in Hong Kong. The police responded by firing rubber pellets and tear gas as chaos grips the streets of Hong Kong. Palki explains the development.

Gravitas: Hong Kong: Anti-government protests intensify

A major anti-government march in Hong Kong turned violent and created chaos late on Sunday, as police fired teargas on protesters and unidentified masked men attacked commuters returning from the demonstration. Watch full video to know more.

Hong Kong police use tear gas and rubber bullets as protests turn violent

Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse protesters late on Sunday in the latest wave of violence to roil the financial centre, hours after a largely peaceful rally against a now-suspended extradition bill that has plunged the city into chaos.

Hong Kong police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in fresh wave of clashes

Tens of thousands marched in sweltering heat in Hong Kong on Sunday as anti-government protests show no sign of let-up, with anger over an extradition bill morphing into a fresh front against what many see as an erosion of freedoms by Beijing.

Hong Kong on security alert as thousands march in fresh wave of protests

Hong Kong police on Saturday said they had uncovered a makeshift factory producing high-powered explosives alongside pro-independence leaflets, a discovery which comes as the city is rocked by unprecedented political protests.

Hong Kong police uncover 'homemade explosive lab'

Thousands gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday for a pro-government rally to call for an end to violence, after a wave of protests against an extradition bill triggered clashes between police and activists and plunged the city into crisis.

Government supporters rally in Hong Kong to seek end to violence

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