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‘I was so naive’: 10 years after Umbrella protests, Hongkongers remember China’s crackdown
Anniversary of pro-democracy demonstration takes place in city where protest has been largely criminalised and activists silenced
A decade ago today Hong Kong’s Central district filled with protesters, angry at Chinese government plans to renege on a promise of a fully democratic vote. What became known as Occupy Central, or the Umbrella protests, paralysed the city’s financial centre and galvanised a generation of young people.
Today Hong Kong’s streets are quiet. Protest has been largely criminalised, and many of the leaders of the Umbrella movement have been exiled, jailed or otherwise silenced.
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