Hong Kong Police Arrest Hundreds After Mass Protest

More than 500 people were arrested on July 2 in Hong Kong for staging an all-night sit-in at the Central business district after a mass pro-democracy march a day earlier drew more than half a million people calling for universal suffrage and the right to political autonomy. Photos: RFA/ Cantonese service

2014.07.02
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More than 500 people were arrested on July 2 in Hong Kong for staging an all-night sit-in at the Central business district after a mass pro-democracy march a day earlier drew more than half a million people calling for universal suffrage and the right to political autonomy. Photos: RFA/ Cantonese service

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More than 500 people were arrested on July 2 in Hong Kong for staging an all-night sit-in at the Central business district after a mass pro-democracy march a day earlier drew more than half a million people calling for universal suffrage and the right to political autonomy. Photos: RFA/ Cantonese service

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More than 500 people were arrested on July 2 in Hong Kong for staging an all-night sit-in at the Central business district after a mass pro-democracy march a day earlier drew more than half a million people calling for universal suffrage and the right to political autonomy. Photos: RFA/ Cantonese service

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More than 500 people were arrested on July 2 in Hong Kong for staging an all-night sit-in at the Central business district after a mass pro-democracy march a day earlier drew more than half a million people calling for universal suffrage and the right to political autonomy. Photos: RFA/ Cantonese service

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More than 500 people were arrested on July 2 in Hong Kong for staging an all-night sit-in at the Central business district after a mass pro-democracy march a day earlier drew more than half a million people calling for universal suffrage and the right to political autonomy. Photos: RFA/ Cantonese service

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More than 500 people were arrested on July 2 in Hong Kong for staging an all-night sit-in at the Central business district after a mass pro-democracy march a day earlier drew more than half a million people calling for universal suffrage and the right to political autonomy. Photos: RFA/ Cantonese service

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More than 500 people were arrested on July 2 in Hong Kong for staging an all-night sit-in at the Central business district after a mass pro-democracy march a day earlier drew more than half a million people calling for universal suffrage and the right to political autonomy. Photos: RFA/ Cantonese service

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