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Medical workers at the public Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong line corridors and hold pro-democracy placards to show solidarity with the anti-government movement as the city's political crisis continues. IMAGES
Hong Kong protesters, angry with the city's plan to allow extraditions to China, create barricades near government offices as they prepare to potentially face off with riot police as the demonstration picks up pace. IMAGES
Pro-democracy protesters climb a statue in Hong Kong as they stage a sit-in ahead of a visit by President Xi Jinping to mark 20 years since the city was handed back to China by Britain. IMAGES
The United States denounces Hong Kong's ban on a protest song sung by pro-democracy demonstrators, saying it further tarnishes the financial hub's reputation. "The decision to ban this song is the latest blow to the international reputation of a city that previously prided itself on having an independent judiciary protecting the free exchange of information, ideas and goods," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
A small group of protesters gather outside the Hong Kong court where the city's largest national security trial was set to begin. "Crackdown is shameless," read a banner carried by two people, adding: "Immediately release all political prisoners." IMAGES
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