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In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A demonstrator sprays paint inside a chamber at Hong Kong’s Legislative Council building, where protesters forced their way in on Monday, July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Within minutes of protesters taking a collective decision to exit the Legislative Council building, police fired tear gas and used baton charges to disperse the crowd.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Police officers walk in tear gas as they break up the crowd.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A protester uses a megaphone to speak to other protesters inside the Legislative Council building.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
The meeting hall of the Legislative Council is taken over by demonstrators on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters stream into the Legislative Council building.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
People rally outside the Legislative Council on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A protester smashes a window of the Legislative Council building.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters holding umbrellas face off with police officers wearing anti-riot gear on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Police standing inside the Hong Kong government headquarters look through broken glass as protesters try to smash their way into the building on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Columns of sunlight are cast on a crowd during the march on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Helicopters carrying the flags of China and Hong Kong fly over demonstrators on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Pro-democracy lawmaker Roy Kwong rallies demonstrators with a megaphone on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A protester holds up a placard as thousands flood the streets of Hong Kong on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A police officer uses pepper spray during a clash with protesters on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters face police on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A protester wearing a T-shirt with the word “revolution” walks past an inscription on a road that reads “Long Live HK.”
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Police detain protesters near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A protester places anti-government posters at the traffic sign that indicates the entrance to the government complex building.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters remove their shirts after being pepper-sprayed by police.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A man receives medical treatment during the protests on July 1.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
An overhead view shows thousands of protesters marching through a Hong Kong street on Sunday, June 16.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Many of those attending the rally on June 16 carried signs with the slogan “stop killing us” alongside images of bloodied protesters.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters attend the rally on June 16.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A protester returns a tear-gas canister fired by police during clashes outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Wednesday, June 12.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Rubber bullets, pepper spray and hand-thrown tear gas were used to push back protesters who had occupied the city’s main thoroughfare and other roads near the government headquarters on June 12, Hong Kong Police Commissioner Steven Lo Wai-chung said.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters run after police fired tear gas on June 12.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A police officer reacts to an umbrella that was thrown near the Legislative Council building on June 12. The Umbrella Movement in 2014 galvanized Hong Kong’s youth and was mainly student-led. But lately there have been lawyers, business people and middle-aged people protesting for the first time.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Police officers use a water cannon on a protester near the government headquarters.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters shield themselves against pepper spray used by police.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Police officers fire tear gas during the demonstration on June 12.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A protester reacts as she is grabbed by police on June 12.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Police and protesters clash outside the Legislative Council building on June 12.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters face off with police during the rally on June 12.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A protester rests during the demonstration on June 12. Protesters began arriving the night before.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
By the morning of June 12, tens of thousands of mainly young people had arrived in the area, blocking streets and bringing central Hong Kong to a standstill.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters block major roads near the Legislative Council and government headquarters. Hundreds of businesses, parents and teachers called for a boycott of work and school to show their opposition to the extradition bill.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A demonstrator holds a sign during the June 12 rally.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Police officers charge toward protesters during clashes on Monday, June 10. It was a continuation of protests that started the day before.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A protester reacts as police and demonstrators clash on June 10.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A police camera films the rally on Sunday, June 9.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters hold pictures of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on June 9.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters on June 9 waved placards and wore white — the designated color of the rally. “Hong Kong, never give up!” some chanted.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Demonstrators hold signs during the protest on June 9.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
A crowd fills a Hong Kong street on June 9.
In pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Students wear chains during a demonstration on Saturday, June 8.
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