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Thousands Occupy Central Amsterdam in Support of Gaza

Demonstrators bang cooking pots during a pro-Palestinian protest at Amsterdam Central Station in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 24, 2025. Thousands gathered to demand an end to the siege of Gaza and protest against famine and government silence amid the humanitarian crisis. Protesters used kitchen utensils to create loud noise in a nonviolent sit-in, later marching through the city waving Palestinian flags and holding signs condemning corporate and governmental complicity in the occupation. The demonstration remained peaceful throughout, including symbolic stops at Starbucks and McDonald's locations. Photo by WAHAJ BANI MOUFLEH/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Occupy Central Amsterdam in Support of Gaza

Demonstrators bang cooking pots during a pro-Palestinian protest at Amsterdam Central Station in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 24, 2025. Thousands gathered to demand an end to the siege of Gaza and protest against famine and government silence amid the humanitarian crisis. Protesters used kitchen utensils to create loud noise in a nonviolent sit-in, later marching through the city waving Palestinian flags and holding signs condemning corporate and governmental complicity in the occupation. The demonstration remained peaceful throughout, including symbolic stops at Starbucks and McDonald's locations. Photo by WAHAJ BANI MOUFLEH/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Occupy Central Amsterdam in Support of Gaza

Demonstrators bang cooking pots during a pro-Palestinian protest at Amsterdam Central Station in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 24, 2025. Thousands gathered to demand an end to the siege of Gaza and protest against famine and government silence amid the humanitarian crisis. Protesters used kitchen utensils to create loud noise in a nonviolent sit-in, later marching through the city waving Palestinian flags and holding signs condemning corporate and governmental complicity in the occupation. The demonstration remained peaceful throughout, including symbolic stops at Starbucks and McDonald's locations. Photo by WAHAJ BANI MOUFLEH/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Occupy Central Amsterdam in Support of Gaza

Demonstrators bang cooking pots during a pro-Palestinian protest at Amsterdam Central Station in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 24, 2025. Thousands gathered to demand an end to the siege of Gaza and protest against famine and government silence amid the humanitarian crisis. Protesters used kitchen utensils to create loud noise in a nonviolent sit-in, later marching through the city waving Palestinian flags and holding signs condemning corporate and governmental complicity in the occupation. The demonstration remained peaceful throughout, including symbolic stops at Starbucks and McDonald's locations. Photo by WAHAJ BANI MOUFLEH/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Occupy Central Amsterdam in Support of Gaza

Demonstrators bang cooking pots during a pro-Palestinian protest at Amsterdam Central Station in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 24, 2025. Thousands gathered to demand an end to the siege of Gaza and protest against famine and government silence amid the humanitarian crisis. Protesters used kitchen utensils to create loud noise in a nonviolent sit-in, later marching through the city waving Palestinian flags and holding signs condemning corporate and governmental complicity in the occupation. The demonstration remained peaceful throughout, including symbolic stops at Starbucks and McDonald's locations. Photo by WAHAJ BANI MOUFLEH/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Occupy Central Amsterdam in Support of Gaza

Demonstrators bang cooking pots during a pro-Palestinian protest at Amsterdam Central Station in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 24, 2025. Thousands gathered to demand an end to the siege of Gaza and protest against famine and government silence amid the humanitarian crisis. Protesters used kitchen utensils to create loud noise in a nonviolent sit-in, later marching through the city waving Palestinian flags and holding signs condemning corporate and governmental complicity in the occupation. The demonstration remained peaceful throughout, including symbolic stops at Starbucks and McDonald's locations. Photo by WAHAJ BANI MOUFLEH/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe closes the XXVI General Staff Course of the Armed Forces College, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is composed of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

Family photo with King Felipe VI, during the closing ceremony of the XXVI General Staff Course of the Armed Forces College, on 26 June 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is made up of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe closes the XXVI General Staff Course of the Armed Forces College, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is composed of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe VI (c) and the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles (l), close the XXVI General Staff Course of the Higher School of the Armed Forces, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is made up of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe closes the XXVI General Staff Course of the Armed Forces College, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is composed of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe closes the XXVI General Staff Course of the Armed Forces College, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is composed of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe VI (c) and the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles (l), close the XXVI General Staff Course of the Higher School of the Armed Forces, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is made up of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe closes the XXVI General Staff Course of the Armed Forces College, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is composed of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe VI (c) and the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles (l), close the XXVI General Staff Course of the Higher School of the Armed Forces, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is made up of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-CHINA NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows a train running on a suspension monorail line in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. The train has the functions of both commuting and sightseeing, and does not occupy the space on the ground. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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H.K. "Occupy Central" leaders call off campaign

HONG KONG, China - (From L) Chan Kin-man, a scholar, Benny Tai, a law professor, and Rev. Chu Yiu-ming hold a press conference in Hong Kong on Dec. 2, 2014. The three organizers of a pro-democracy civil disobedience movement said they will surrender to police and call off the occupation campaign that has lasted for 66 days but has yet to achieve any major objective.

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Beijing backs H.K. leader's handling of "Occupy Central"

BEIJING, China - Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying speaks at a news conference in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2014, after talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People.

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H.K. protesters suspend vote to gauge participants' views

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Pro-democracy protesters gather in Hong Kong's Admiralty district on Oct. 26, 2014, as organizers of the Occupy Central pro-democracy movement suspend a vote to gauge opinion on how to respond to the government's proposals.

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H.K. pro-democracy protesters

HONG KONG, China - Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2014, in Hong Kong, China, shows the tents of pro-democracy protestors installed on a main street in front of a government office building. Calling for a more democratic way to elect the territory's leader in 2017, student-led political activists started their "Occupy Central" campaign Sept. 28.

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H.K. pro-democracy protesters

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, China, again gather in the shopping district of Mongkok on Oct. 17, 2014, although police removed their barricades in the predawn hours. Calling for a more democratic way to elect the territory's leader in 2017, student-led political activists started their "Occupy Central" campaign Sept. 28.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters including many students continue to occupy a main road in central Hong Kong before dawn on Oct. 2, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters including many students continue to occupy a main road in central Hong Kong before dawn on Oct. 2, 2014. A flag with an image of an umbrella above the word "revolution" is seen, as the movement has been dubbed the Umbrella Revolution.

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H.K. pro-democracy activists block main road

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Thousands of protesters occupy a main road near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 28, 2014. The protesters broke through cordons, prompting police to fire tear gas in an attempt to disperse them. The Occupy Central movement aims to press Beijing and Hong Kong authorities for genuine democracy in the 2017 election.

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H.K. pro-democracy activists block main road

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Thousands of protesters occupy a main road near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 28, 2014. The protesters broke through cordons, prompting police to fire tear gas in an attempt to disperse them. The Occupy Central movement aims to press Beijing and Hong Kong authorities for genuine democracy in the 2017 election.

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H.K. activists launch "Occupy Central" movement

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Benny Tai, a university professor and co-founder of the "Occupy Central with Peace and Love" movement, declares the launch of a protest campaign to bring Hong Kong's financial center to a halt in front of the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 28, 2014.

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Protests in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment demonstrators occupy a street near Government House in central Bangkok on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Troops secure Bangkok financial district

BANGKOK, Thailand - Troops guard a shop in Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continue to occupy a central district of the capital, while riot personnel secure the Silom Road financial district.

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Troops secure Bangkok financial district

BANGKOK, Thailand - Troops guard the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continue to occupy a central district of the capital the same day.

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Troops secure Bangkok financial district

BANGKOK, Thailand - Troops guard the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continue to occupy a central district of the capital the same day.

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Troops secure Bangkok financial district

BANGKOK, Thailand - Troops guard the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continue to occupy a central district of the capital the same day.

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Troops secure Bangkok financial district

BANGKOK, Thailand - Troops guard the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continue to occupy a central district of the capital the same day.

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H.K. gov't appeals jail-free sentences for "Occupy" student leaders

Three student leaders of the 2014 "Occupy Central" pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong -- (from L) Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow -- appear at the Court of Appeal in Hong Kong on Aug. 9, 2017, for a hearing launched by the government seeking heavier sentences for their roles in a rally that triggered the 79-day occupation of key districts of the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Troops secure Bangkok financial district

BANGKOK, Thailand - Troops guard a shop in Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continue to occupy a central district of the capital, while riot personnel secure the Silom Road financial district. (Kyodo)

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Troops secure Bangkok financial district

BANGKOK, Thailand - Troops guard the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continue to occupy a central district of the capital the same day. (Kyodo)

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Troops secure Bangkok financial district

BANGKOK, Thailand - Troops guard the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continue to occupy a central district of the capital the same day. (Kyodo)

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Troops secure Bangkok financial district

BANGKOK, Thailand - Troops guard the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continue to occupy a central district of the capital the same day. (Kyodo)

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Troops secure Bangkok financial district

BANGKOK, Thailand - Troops guard the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continue to occupy a central district of the capital the same day. (Kyodo)

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H.K. "Occupy Central" leaders call off campaign

HONG KONG, China - (From L) Chan Kin-man, a scholar, Benny Tai, a law professor, and Rev. Chu Yiu-ming hold a press conference in Hong Kong on Dec. 2, 2014. The three organizers of a pro-democracy civil disobedience movement said they will surrender to police and call off the occupation campaign that has lasted for 66 days but has yet to achieve any major objective. (Kyodo)

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H.K. protesters suspend vote to gauge participants' views

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Pro-democracy protesters gather in Hong Kong's Admiralty district on Oct. 26, 2014, as organizers of the Occupy Central pro-democracy movement suspend a vote to gauge opinion on how to respond to the government's proposals. (Kyodo)

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H.K. pro-democracy protesters

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, China, again gather in the shopping district of Mongkok on Oct. 17, 2014, although police removed their barricades in the predawn hours. Calling for a more democratic way to elect the territory's leader in 2017, student-led political activists started their "Occupy Central" campaign Sept. 28. (Kyodo)

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H.K. pro-democracy activists block main road

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Thousands of protesters occupy a main road near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 28, 2014. The protesters broke through cordons, prompting police to fire tear gas in an attempt to disperse them. The Occupy Central movement aims to press Beijing and Hong Kong authorities for genuine democracy in the 2017 election. (Kyodo)

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activists

Photo taken Dec.10, 2014, shows Alex Chow (2nd from R) and Joshua Wong (R), student leaders of the 2014 "Occupy Central" pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, attending a press conference a day before a court-authorized clearance of roadblocks set up by protesters that brought an end to two and a half months of street occupations in the Admiralty district.

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong

Photo taken Oct. 28, 2014, shows Joshua Wong (L), a leader of the 2014 "Occupy Central" pro-democracy campaign in Hong Kong, with the movement's symbolic yellow umbrella.

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activists

Photo taken outside a Hong Kong court on July 21, 2016, shows (from L) Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow, leaders of the 2014 "Occupy Central" pro-democracy movement, speaking after they were found guilty of inciting and taking part in an unlawful assembly.

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activists

Photo taken outside a Hong Kong court on July 21, 2016, shows (from L) Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow, leaders of the 2014 "Occupy Central" pro-democracy movement, speaking after they were found guilty of inciting and taking part in an unlawful assembly.

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Hong Kong protest on China's National Day

Anti-government protesters occupy a main road in central Hong Kong on Oct. 1, 2019, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People gather to mark 3rd anniversary of Occupy Central movement

People with yellow umbrellas gather outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty district on Sept. 28, 2017, to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the Occupy Central movement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People gather to mark 3rd anniversary of Occupy Central movement

People with yellow umbrellas gather outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty district on Sept. 28, 2017, to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the Occupy Central movement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. Occupy activists given suspended sentence, community service

Three student leaders of the 2014 "Occupy Central" pro-democracy movement -- (From R) Alex Chow, Nathan Law and Joshua Wong -- chant slogans in front of a court in Hong Kong on Aug. 15, 2016, after it gave a suspended three-week sentence to Chow while ordering community service be served by Wong and Law for their roles in the rally that triggered the 79-day occupation of key districts of the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo