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Lukas Messmer

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Tag: Admiralty

One of the most violent nights since Hong Kongers occupied the streets

Hongkongers bring traffic through Lung Wo tunnel to a standstill.

Admiralty, Civil Disobedience, Democracy, HKFS, Hong Kong, Occupy Central, Umbrella Movement, Umbrella Revolution

The Art Of Protest

Short doc of a friend features art students who voice their protest through their works.

Admiralty, Art, China, Civil Disobedience, Drawings, HKBU, Hong Kong, Occupy Central, Umbrella Movement

Hong Kong police aggressively clears Lung Wo tunnel

After protesters blocked one of the main arteries of Hong Kong, riot police moved in and cleared it.

Admiralty, China, Civil Disobedience, Hong Kong, Occupy Central, Pepper spray, Police, Umbrella Revolution

Hong Kong protesters erect barricades of bamboo against the police

A bunch of Hongkongers, in the middle of the tram tracks in Admiralty. They were sawing, carrying and putting together bamboo poles, in a traditional Hong Kong way.

Admiralty, China, Civil Disobedience, Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central

This lady has been selling many yellow umbrellas

A small shop in North Point has been selling many umbrellas since the protests started.

Admiralty, Civil Disobedience, Hong Kong, Occupy Central, Umbrella Revolution

Lovely sketches from an unknown protest artist

I discovered this lovely sketches while strolling through the crowd at Admiralty, which is still the center of the civil uprising here in Hong Kong. They were photocopied multiple times and stuck against lanterns and walls.

Admiralty, Civil Disobedience, CY Leung, Hong Kong, NPC, Occupy Central

The world’s most polite protesters in pictures

Pictures from the first days of the so-called “Umbrella Revolution” in Hong Kong, taken in Admiralty and Mong Kok during the last days. Nobody dares to estimate the numbers. But there are definitely more than 100,000 Hongkongers on the street.

Admiralty, Hong Kong, Occupy Central, Umbrella Revolution
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