Hong Kong 2019 Protests / Antony Dapiran

Quartz • 20th December 2019

What do we call Hong Kong’s nameless “2019 protests” in 2020?

As Hong Kong’s protest movement passed the six-month mark and the year drew to a close, the question of what name to give a movement that began in June 2019 becomes a vexed one for editors and reporters, academics, and commentators.

New Statesman • 19th November 2019

The week Beijing let Hong Kong burn

In the most chaotic week since the current anti-government protest movement began almost six months ago, the city’s streets were lit with burning barricades, petrol bombs hurled at police lines, and cars torched. Hong Kong this week feels a city balanced on the edge of a precipice.

Quartz • 26th September 2019

Singin' About A Revolution

The soundtrack of this year's Hong Kong protests marks a somber turn from the Umbrella Movement

The Atlantic • 10th September 2019

‘The End of Hong Kong as We Know It’

Previous demonstrations in the city were colorful, hopeful, and exuberant. Rallies this summer have been more forlorn.

New Statesman • 28th August 2019

How Hong Kong's shopping malls became a new arena in the fight for democracy

In Hong Kong’s “shoppers’ paradise”, malls have become a key site for protests, exposing an age-old conflict between profit and principle.

The Guardian • 27th August 2019

The Hong Kong Way protest shows enchantment is a powerful weapon

Peaceful protests like this human chain help to counteract the violence and cynicism shrouding the city.

Foreign Policy • 22nd August 2019

Beijing Is Shooting Its Own Foot in Hong Kong

Political paranoia is making it hard for the Chinese Communist Party to sell its own narrative.

Australian Financial Review • 16th August 2019

Hong Kong: A city on the brink

Beijing appears set for a war of attrition, a war in which all of the tools of China’s state power are being brought to bear.

Coda • 9th August 2019

Memes and satire on Hong Kong’s front lines

Away from the clashes between police and protesters, artists and digital activists are using parodies and humor to protest the crackdown.

New Statesman • 1st August 2019

“Be Water!”: seven tactics that are winning Hong Kong's democracy revolution

The strategies of Hong Kong protesters, honed through weekly clashes with police, offer a masterclass to activists worldwide.

The Guardian • 30th July 2019

China is looking for a quick economic fix in Hong Kong. It’s missing the point

There are signs Beijing intends to work with Hong Kong on issues such as housing. But without democratic reform, protests will intensify.

Foreign Policy • 29th July 2019

How China Lost Hong Kong

Compromise or crackdown are the only options left for Beijing.

Bloomberg Opinion • 17th July 2019

Hong Kong Needs to Break the Cycle of Violence

An independent commission of inquiry could help authorities to learn lessons and promote reconciliation

New Statesman • 9th July 2019

Hong Kong's summer of discontent is far from over

Attempts to introduce a new extradition law may have "died a natural death" but protesters grievances run far deeper.

The Guardian • 4th July 2019

How Hong Kong protesters used hand signals and human chains to storm government – video explainer

This week protesters in Hong Kong stormed the legislative council building and vandalised its main chamber on the anniversary of the island's 1997 return to Chinese rule. The demonstrations appeared meticulously organised, with protesters forming human chains leading to supply depots with tools such as pliers, scissors, zip ties, hard hats and the like. Watch the video to see the supply chains in action Video courtesy of Antony Dapiran, author of City of Protest: A Recent History of Dissent in

New Statesman • 27th June 2019

The youth of Hong Kong are offering a masterclass on how to protest

Young activists in Hong Kong last week showed the world how easily a relatively small group of protesters can disrupt the government of a major financial centre. Activists around the world might want to take note.

SupChina • 25th June 2019

What is Hong Kong for?

Hong Kong is the only place in the world that is a part of, and yet apart from, China; a place where researchers, analysts, commentators, writers, and artists can be sufficiently close to China to be well informed, to feel the zeitgeist, yet to work in an environment where they can express themselves freely.

Bloomberg Opinion • 25th June 2019

How China Can Pacify Its Ungovernable City

CNN • 15th June 2019

City of dissent: How Hong Kong has a long and proud tradition of protesting

From the Leftist riots of the 1960s to an uprising that fought a "brainwashing" National Education system, Hongkongers have always protested. But has the government stopped caring?

The Guardian • 12th June 2019

Hong Kong's identity as a city of rights and freedom is under threat – so we protest

The proposed extradition law has provoked a response like no other in recent years. Here's why.