1 week agoA crowd of supporters wait outside Hong Kong's High Court as jailed independence activist Edward Leung applies for leave to appeal his 2016 conviction for rioting. Leung's slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" has become ubiquitous during this summer's unrest
1 week agoSuspected arson attack does significant damage to Tsing Yi LennonWall. In fact, it's reported there was an explosion. It's amazing that any posters survived the blast & fire at all. Happened before 3am last night
1 week agoThe banner, "Revolt", at the High Court. The hearing for Edward Leung's application to appeal his jail sentence is over but hundreds are still gathered here and chanting
1 week agoIn tonight's Collegiate Hearthstone championship, American University held up a "Free Hong Kong, boycott Blizzard" during the broadcast, which was quickly cut away by Blizzard
1 week ago10:29: citizen share a photo of Siu Hong MTR, which was alleged vandalized by "protesters". 6pm station closed; 8pm group of undercover was seen inside; around 9pm, station vandalized. But All broken glasses are outside the station, suggesting someone broke them from the inside
Team Lead for Vanilla World of Warcraft Mark Kern: This hurts. But until Blizzard reverses their decision on @blitzchungHS I am giving up playing Classic WoW, which I helped make and helped convince Blizzard to relaunch. There will be no Mark of Kern guild after all.
1 week agoSome 100 citizens are outside High Court, waiting for jailed localist leader Leung Tin-kei to appear for his appeal. Info on Telegram has it that as early as 5am this morning, dozens had arrived in order to secure a seat in court
1 week agoOn Oct 8 afternoon ,around 17:00, a dead female body was found by South Horizon; citizens are shocked that the body was dressed in all black. The suicide or dead body found cases are suspiciously increasing since the protests.
AP: Underground networks of volunteer medics appear in Hong Kong to treat wounded protesters who fear arrest if they visit government hospitals. The medics call themselves the "Hidden Clinic."
Authorities in Taiwan deported a Chinese tourist who destroyed the LennonWall on the campus of National Taiwan University. He will be banned from entering Taiwan in the next five years, while being listed as "individuals who are not welcomed."
1 week agoCommunist Party mouthpiece People's Daily is angry at Apple for not removing an app from its App Store that shows information about protests and police activity in Hong Kong. (h/t @roseluqiu)
1 week agoTonight in Sham Shui Po, @SouthPark episode 'Band in China' shown on street to large & appreciative audience. Street cinema's been yet another important facet of HK protests, with 'Winter on Fire' on Ukraine's revolution & '1987: When the Day Comes' on Korea's esp popular
1 week agoAfter the MTR shut its services early at 8pm on Tuesday, passengers are arguing with the rail operator's staff in Yuen Long over the closure of certain exits. Photo: Stand News screenshot.
1 week agoThe MTR rush in Central Station. Last train departed at 20:02.
1 week agoAmphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) spotted in the South China Sea on October 08, 2019
1 week agoThis statement from @NBA minutes ahead of presser by Adam Silver on the NBA and China
Police: 2363 arrested since June, aged 12-83. A total of 241 people arrested from Oct.4-7. 77 arrested for violating the mask ban after it went into effect on Oct.5
Police arrested 2363 people, Age 12-83, 77 of them charged of violating #AntiMaskLaw
1 week agoJournalists attends a police presser in gas-masks. Likely linked to officers removing the gas-masks of journalists after tear gas was fired on Sunday. Journalists are exempted under the #AntiMaskLaw
1 week agoCCTV Sports suspends broadcasts of all NBA games after NBA commissioner Adam Silver defended @dmorey
26 protesters charged with riot after being arrested over the past weekend will be taken to the West Kowloon Magistracy for hearing their bail applications on Tuesday afternoon. Last week saw 96 defendants charged with riot in a day.
1 week agoEffective immediately, Blizzard has removed Hong Kong Hearthstone player blitzchung from Hearthstone Grand Masters, rescinded all his prize money, and have suspended him from pro play for one year for his recent interview.
MTR today will close at 8pm, almost all stations are opened, except 13 closed
1 week agoSome 100 people have gathered outside the Mong Kok Police Station for the memorial. Tear gas have been fired
1 week agoRiot police move in and clear crowd gathered at Prince Edward MTR in Mongkok
1 week agoTear gas was fired in Prince Edward around 7:30pm. Photo: Stand News. #HongKong #antiELAB
1 week agoFlag is up and police warm people gathering at a memorial service they will fire if people don't disperse at Prince Edward MTR in Mong Kok
1 week ago#HongKongProtesters just started blocking traffic on Nathan Road & Prince Edward Road West junction, outside the MongKok police station. Some others are "commemorating" the #831protest at the MTR station there.
1 week agoA crowd is starting to gather outside Prince Edward MTR station on Kowloon. Police have already detained one man. Supermarkets are closing and there are no trains
1 week agoChina's largest e-commerce platform Taobao just announced it is removing all items linked to @HoustonRockets following GM @dmorey 's comments on Hong Kong
