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September 26, 2014

Hong Kong: Students Cap Week of Protests for Political Freedom 
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In Hong Kong, students are capping off a week of action demanding
greater political freedom. Thousands of college students launched a
class boycott on Monday, and younger schoolchildren joined with them
today. Last month the Chinese government rejected demands for Hong Kong
to freely choose its next leader in 2017.

 

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