They came to protest and fight for democracy. They’ve also come to document history in the making as Hong Kongers demand their constitutional right to universal suffrage.
With each image posted to social media, hope grows the world will become more aware of what’s happening in this special administrative region of China.
David Tang posted a video to Facebook that shows a police officer turning an elderly protester around, just so he could blast him point blank with pepper spray.
Images of Hong Kong police using tear gas against protesters have quickly spread over Instagram. Now the photo-sharing service is unavailable in China.
The demonstrations have also drawn foreigners, such as one man seen posing with an tear gas canister. Many foreigners are permanent residents and as such are permitted by the Basic Law to vote in Hong Kong’s elections.
Hong Kongers want the right to nominate and directly elect candidates for chief executive, a position presently held by this man, Beijing-backed CY Leung.
And they hope the world will pay attention. In a video posted to YouTube, a young woman asks for international support. The video is quickly amassing upvotes on Reddit.
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