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Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Police justified the use of tear gas against protesters on the basis that pepper spray was not working. Photo: Sam Tsang

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Protesters flee tear gas in downtown Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Demonstrators use their mobile phones to create a sea of lights. Photo: Bloomberg

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Crowds of protesters in Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement "Do you hear the people sing?" A Cantonese version of the Les Miserables song has become one of the anthems of the protests. Photo: Felix Wong

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Enveloped by clouds of tear gas smoke, a protester strikes a defiant pose during a stand-off with police near government headquarters in Admiralty. Photo: KY Cheng

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement A woman holds a sign as protesters pour into a protest site in Admiralty. Photo: Kyodo

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement A woman sprays water into the air to help cool fellow protesters in the stifling Hong Kong heat. Photo: AP

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement From riot police and tear gas to umbrellas and democracy dogs, the ongoing protests in Hong Kong have produced some incredibly iconic images. As the protests enter their fifth day, we choose 25 of our...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement IN PICTURES: The highs and lows of Hong Kong's Occupy protests PUBLISHED : Thursday, 02 October, 2014, 1:37pm UPDATED : Thursday, 02 October, 2014, 5:34pm James Griffiths [email protected] A woman...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement WeChat allegedly censoring photos from Hong Kong protests PUBLISHED : Thursday, 02 October, 2014, 8:14am UPDATED : Thursday, 02 October, 2014, 11:29am Tech in Asia and staff reporter A pro-democracy...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement FireChat Open Garden - September 30, 2014 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opengarden.firechat&hl=en FireChat – the messaging app that’s powering the Hong Kong protests The internet is...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 15. Hong Kong authorities said they had called riot police off on Monday, but protesters continued to turn out in huge numbers. The protests are expected to continue.

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 14. Chinese authorities continued to denounce demonstrations and warned against any foreign interference, The New York Times reported.

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 13. As protests escalated, China increased its online censorship. Authorities blocked Instagram in mainland China, and users of Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, said a large number of reports were being...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 12. Demonstrations continued to grow Monday, despite orders from Chinese authorities to end the strikes and protests. Financial markets also took a dip, as Hong Kong’s unrest shook markets worldwide.

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 10. At least 41 protesters have been reported injured since demonstrations broke out. 11. Protesters took to carrying umbrellas to protect themselves from pepper spray, leading some to dub the movement the...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 9. The civil disobedience, and clashes, escalated further on Sunday. Analysts said these protests could be China’s biggest political threat since the massacre of pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square in...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 8. Protesters built barricades to block the way to government buildings and main economic thoroughfares. These kinds of demonstrations have been largely uncommon in Hong Kong — and police responded with force.