2019–2020 Hong Kong protests

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The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests were a large-scale, pro-democracy movement against perceived encroachments on Hong Kong’s autonomy and civil liberties, marked by mass demonstrations, clashes with police, and widespread international attention.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political movement ⓘ
pro-democracy movement ⓘ
protest movement ⓘ
social movement ⓘ
country China ⓘ
demand amnesty for arrested protesters ⓘ
complete withdrawal of the extradition bill ⓘ
implementation of genuine universal suffrage in Hong Kong ⓘ
independent inquiry into police conduct ⓘ
retraction of characterization of protests as riots ⓘ
endTime 2020 ⓘ
followedBy implementation of Hong Kong national security law ⓘ
hasAspect allegations of police brutality ⓘ
clashes between protesters and police ⓘ
online and offline coordination by protesters ⓘ
use of rubber bullets by police ⓘ
use of tear gas by police ⓘ
hasCause 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill ⓘ
concerns over civil liberties in Hong Kong ⓘ
perceived encroachment on Hong Kong autonomy ⓘ
hasEffectOn Hong Kong Legislative Council election arrangements ⓘ
international perceptions of Hong Kong’s autonomy ⓘ
location Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong, China
mainParticipant Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
Government of Hong Kong ⓘ
Hong Kong Police Force ⓘ
Hong Kong residents ⓘ
pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive international media attention ⓘ
opposedBy Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
opposedTo Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 ⓘ
expansion of Beijing’s control over Hong Kong ⓘ
extradition of suspects from Hong Kong to mainland China ⓘ
perceived erosion of one country, two systems ⓘ
police brutality in Hong Kong ⓘ
politicalContext Sino–British Joint Declaration ⓘ
one country, two systems framework ⓘ
result imposition of the Hong Kong national security law in 2020 ⓘ
international criticism of Hong Kong and Chinese authorities ⓘ
large number of arrests of protesters ⓘ
sanctions by some foreign governments against Chinese and Hong Kong officials ⓘ
withdrawal of the extradition bill ⓘ
significantEvent 1 July 2019 storming of the Legislative Council Complex ⓘ
1 October 2019 protests ⓘ
12 June 2019 LegCo protest ⓘ
16 June 2019 mass march ⓘ
21 July 2019 Yuen Long attack ⓘ
31 August 2019 Prince Edward station incident ⓘ
9 June 2019 march ⓘ
Chinese University of Hong Kong clashes November 2019 ⓘ
Hong Kong airport sit-ins August 2019 ⓘ
Polytechnic University siege November 2019 ⓘ
slogan Be water ⓘ
Five demands, not one less ⓘ
Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times ⓘ
startTime 2019-03 ⓘ
2019-06-09 ⓘ
usedMethod civil disobedience ⓘ
flash mob protests ⓘ
human chains ⓘ
mass demonstrations ⓘ
occupation of university campuses ⓘ
online mobilization ⓘ
road blockades ⓘ
sit-ins ⓘ
strikes ⓘ
vandalism of targeted facilities ⓘ

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2021 Myanmar anti-coup protests → inspiredBy → 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests ⓘ
Civil Human Rights Front → movement → Hong Kong pro-democracy movement ⓘ
linked to: 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
2019–2020 Hong Kong protests → significantEvent → 1 July 2019 storming of the Legislative Council Complex ⓘ
linked to: 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
2019–2020 Hong Kong protests → significantEvent → Hong Kong airport sit-ins August 2019 ⓘ
linked to: 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
Carrie Lam → notableEvent → 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests ⓘ
Chinese democracy movement → hasComponent → Hong Kong pro-democracy protests ⓘ
linked to: 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
pan-democracy camp in Hong Kong → notableEventParticipation → 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests ⓘ
Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 → shortName → Hong Kong extradition bill 2019 ⓘ
linked to: 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
21 July 2019 Yuen Long attack → partOf → 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests ⓘ
21 July 2019 Yuen Long attack → partOf → 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill movement ⓘ
linked to: 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
Polytechnic University siege November 2019 → partOf → 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests ⓘ
Polytechnic University siege November 2019 → temporalContext → 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests ⓘ
Chow Tsz-lok → participantIn → 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests ⓘ
Chow Tsz-lok → participantIn → 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests ⓘ
linked to: 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests