A decade ago, yellow umbrellas used to shield against pepper spray became a symbol of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Today, the movement has largely disappeared under Beijing’s tightening control ...

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Illuminated under a spotlight at London’s British Museum, hand-drawn sketches of Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Movement are part of a new exhibition on dissent that offers a rare glimpse of the ...

The pro-democracy protest that occupied parts of central Hong Kong for 79 days became known as the Umbrella Movement. Five years later, umbrellas were out in force again on Wednesday as thousands ...

Tens of thousands occupied the streets of Hong Kong in 2014, protesting Beijing’s plan to restrict elections and using umbrellas to shield themselves from tear gas deployed by police. Alex Chow ...