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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
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
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters throng the streets of Hong Kong for a massive rally on New Year's Day. IMAGES
Hong Kong's central business district, in recent days, has seen thousands of office workers protest during lunch hours and to show their solidarity to the pro-democracy movement. Friday afternoon was no exception. IMAGES
Protesters at Hong Kong airport hold a sit-in protest one day after police fired volleys of tear gas at thousands of pro-democracy protesters who defied warnings from authorities to hit the streets for the tenth weekend in a row. 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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