The Hong Kong protests from July 2014 are still very much alive almost three months later, as demonstrators march in the Chinese city to protest against Beijing's recent decision to rule out fully democratic elections for in Hong Kong in 2017.
The Hong Kong protests started on July 2014, and have been going on (more and less steadily) since then, even if they have changed locations. Most recently, the Hong Kong protests from July 2014 have expanded to the so-called Civic Square, a landmark of the Beijing government (since it's located at the forecourt of the central government, The South China Morning Post reports). This place is used so often for protestors in the city that there has been limited access to the venue since the start of the Hong Kong protests in July 2014.
The latest wave of protests has seen local school and university students join in the area, as well as boycotting classes for the past week. They have joined the claims of activists, who are demanding that the central government revert back to the decision to hold fully democratic elections in Hong Kong come 2017.
However, as the BBC reports, it has not been a pretty sight during the manifestations, as government officials have been accused of using pepper spray on protestors without any sort of previous warning - besides the fact that the protests were peaceful and demonstrators had no firearms on them. This didn't stop the government officials from taking action, not only attacking protestors but also arresting a good number of citizens; by Saturday afternoon (Hong Kong time), it was reported that there had been at least 74 arrests to civilians.
A local group called Occupy Central, which has been behind the different protest actions, has been the one to oversee the Hong Kong protests from July 2014 to this very day. The current strikes and class boycotts are supposed to be the first step towards a larger demonstration on October 1, which is supposed to block the financial district.
