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Myanmar's 1988 uprising leader speaks in Yangon

TOKYO, Japan - Min Ko Naing, the student leader of the 1988 prodemocracy movement in Myanmar, speaks at a press conference in Yangon in January 2012. He arrived in Japan for the first time on Nov. 28, 2014.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - A bus resumes its service and people walk on Nathan Road, a main road in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong, on the morning of Nov. 27, 2014, after pro-prodemocracy demonstrators were cleared on the night of the previous day.

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Japanese woman backs son in H.K. prodemocracy campaign

HONG KONG, China - Etsuko Hirai, 44, a Japanese woman living in Hong Kong with her Chinese husband since 1992, stands on a street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, on Nov. 4, 2014. She supports her 20-year-old son Mio's involvement in a pro-democracy movement as a senior member of a student group leading the campaign.

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H.K. occupation campaign continues as protesters defy court orders

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Prodemocracy protesters continue an occupation campaign in the busy shopping district of Mongkoki in Hong Kong on Oct. 23, 2014, following fruitless talks with the government and court orders issued for clearance of parts of occupied sites.

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H.K. occupation campaign continues as protesters defy court orders

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - A man shouts to protest against prodemocracy protesters continuing an occupation campaign in the busy shopping district of Mongkoki in Hong Kong on Oct. 23, 2014, following fruitless talks with the government and court orders issued for clearance of parts of occupied sites.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A male pro-democracy protester sleeps near a government office building in central Hong Kong, China, on Oct. 21, 2014. Hundreds of people continued to camp out on streets in Admiralty, the major occupation site where dozens of tents line roads leading to the government headquarters, and in shopping districts of Causeway Bay and Mongkok, where violence between occupiers and police erupted recently.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue to occupy an area in Mongkok on the Kowloon Peninsula side of Hong Kong on Oct. 6, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue to occupy an area in Mongkok on the Kowloon Peninsula side of Hong Kong on Oct. 6, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A man makes a speech before pro-democracy demonstrators, who again gathered by nightfall on a main road near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 6, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters again gather by nightfall to occupy a main road in front of the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 6, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Photo shows a small number of people on a main road in front of the government headquarters in Hong Kong on the morning of Oct. 6, 2014. Pro-democracy protesters removed barricades allowing Hong Kong government staff to return to work that day following a first meeting the previous night with the government on their demands one week into the occupation protest.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A man sits on a main road in front of the government headquarters in Hong Kong on the morning of Oct. 6, 2014. Pro-democracy protesters removed barricades allowing Hong Kong government staff to return to work the same day following a first meeting the previous night with the government on their demands one week into the occupation protest.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong put their hands up in a sign of nonresistance on Oct. 3, 2014, after an iron fence they placed in front of the entrance to government buildings was partly removed on Oct. 3, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Security guards (front) try to remove an iron fence placed in front of the entrance to government buildings by prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong on Oct. 3, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Police officers face prodemocracy protesters in front of the office of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on the morning of Oct. 3, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters place an iron fence in front of the entrance to government buildings in Hong Kong on Oct. 3, 2014, to prevent officials from working.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters rally holding umbrellas, a symbol of their movement, in front of the office of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on the morning of Oct. 3, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters wear goggles and masks to protect against tear gas as they rally in front of the office of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on Oct. 2, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters wear goggles and masks to protect against tear gas as they rally in front of the office of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on Oct. 2, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Photo shows a lot of yellow ribbons, a symbol of prodemocracy protests in Hong Kong, tied to the fence of a government facility in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Oct. 2, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters sleep on a main road in central Hong Kong on the morning of Oct. 2, 2014, as their street occupation enters a fifth day.

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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. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong hold placards in front of the venue for a ceremony to celebrate China's National Day on Oct. 1, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong demand the resignation of Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying in front of the venue for a ceremony to celebrate China's National Day on Oct. 1, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A prodemocracy protester in Hong Kong holds a placard in front of the venue for a ceremony to celebrate China's National Day on Oct. 1, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Tents provide shelter on a main road in central Hong Kong, occupied by prodemocracy protesters, before dawn on Oct. 1, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters continue with a sit-in filling a main road in central Hong Kong before dawn on Oct. 1, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters continue with a sit-in filling a main road in central Hong Kong on the night of Sept. 30, 2014.

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Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters continue a sit-in on a Hong Kong arterial road on Sept. 30, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - People spread the Chinese national flag on a main road in central Hong Kong, occupied by prodemocracy protesters, before dawn on Oct. 1, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A female college student taking part in prodemocracy protests holds a placard on a main road in central Hong Kong, occupied by protesters, before dawn on Oct. 1, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters hold their smartphones and chant slogans on a main road in central Hong Kong on the night of Sept. 30, 2014.

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H.K. students gather at Waseda Univ. to give support

TOKYO, Japan - Some 100 people, including many students from Hong Kong, gather outside Waseda University's Okuma Auditorium in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014, in support of Hong Kong's prodemocracy protesters.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Citizens listen to a speech by a prodemocracy protester in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong on Sept. 30, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A bank outlet is seen closed in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong on Sept. 30, 2014, as prodemocracy protesters continue to occupy parts of the area.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong continue with a sit-in on a main road on the morning of Sept. 30, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong continue with a sit-in on a main road on the morning of Sept. 30, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Students (front) taking part in prodemocracy protests in Hong Kong lie down on a main road in the morning on Sept. 29, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong lie down on a main road before dawn on Sept. 29, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong read a newspaper reporting their demonstration in the morning on Sept. 29, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong lie down on a main road before dawn on Sept. 29, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong continue a sit-in on a main road before dawn on Sept. 29, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Students who were taking part in prodemocracy protests in Hong Kong flee after the riot police fired tear gas on a main road before dawn on Sept. 29, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Students who were taking part in prodemocracy protests in Hong Kong flee after the riot police fired tear gas on a main road before dawn on Sept. 29, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong face off against police officers in the evening of Sept. 28, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong face off against police officers in the evening of Sept. 28, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Photo taken in the evening of Sept. 28, 2014, in Hong Kong, shows a police officer in riot gear facing prodemocracy protesters.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong flee amid tear gas fired by riot police in the evening of Sept. 28, 2014.

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H.K. rally

HONG KONG, China - Demonstrators, one holding a portrait of dissident Li Wangyang, gather outside Beijing's representative office in Hong Kong on June 6, 2013. They urged Chinese authorities to reinvestigate the death one year ago of Li, a labor activist who led protests during the 1989 prodemocracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, arguing he could not have committed suicide as officials had concluded.