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Police remove barricades and tents outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on Thursday, December 11, 2014. The main site of pro-democracy protests for the past two months was broken down piece by piece, and police dragged out the last remaining demonstrators one by one.

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Workers clear barricades on December 11. Protesters wanted to pressure the government to allow open elections for Hong Kong's chief executive in 2017.

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Authorities dismantle a barricade December 11 at the main protest site.

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A police officer removes a protest banner from a bridge December 11.

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A worker cleans the street after Hong Kong police dismantled the main protest camp December 11.

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Protesters attend a sit-in rally as police officers break down the campsite.

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Police officers take away a protester December 11.

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A protester is carried away by police officers on December 11.

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A crowd listens to a speaker at the main Hong Kong protest site in Admiralty on Tuesday, December 9.

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Few pro-democracy activists tents remain on the road outside Hong Kong's Government Complex on December 9.

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Hong Kong teenage protest leader Joshua Wong ended his hunger strike after about five days on Saturday, December 6, on the advice of his doctor.

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The three co-founders of the Occupy Central movement -- from left, Benny Tai Yiu-ting, Chan Kin-man, and the Rev. Chu Yiu-ming -- surrender to authorities in Hong Kong on Wednesday, December 3.

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Student protest leader Joshua Wong carries his belongings toward a tent at the main protest site in Hong Kong's Admiralty district on Tuesday, December 2. Wong and two other student demonstrators have begun a hunger strike to demand discussions with Hong Kong's leaders over political reform for the city.

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Pro-democracy protesters gather outside the Central Government Complex in Hong Kong on Monday, December 1.

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Police arrest a protester outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on December 1.

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A police officer clears umbrellas from the Lung Wo road tunnel after clashes between protesters and police on December 1.

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Pro-democracy protesters face police forces after clashes in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Sunday, November 30.

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A protester reacts after being hit by pepper spray on November 30.

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Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters face off with Hong Kong police on November 30.

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Pro-democracy protesters collide with police officers on the main road outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong on November 30.

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Police prepare to face protesters on Lung Wo Road outside Hong Kong's Government complex on November 30.

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Pro-democracy protesters push police back as they advance on Lung Wo Road outside Hong Kong's Government complex on November 30.

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Policemen keep vigil as pro-democracy demonstrators gather on street parallel to where a protest site was cleared in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong on Friday, November 28.

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Protesters cry as police officers try to stop them from blocking the road in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong on Wednesday, November 26.

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Police clash with protesters as they try to clear a major protest site on Tuesday, November 25.

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A protester is carried away by police officers on November 25. Hong Kong's high court authorized police to arrest protesters who obstruct clearance of the area.

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Police try to arrest a protester on November 25.

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A demonstrator is sprayed with pepper spray by the police after refusing to leave the protest site on November 25.

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Protesters break a glass door of the Legislative Council on Wednesday, November 19.

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Protesters stand off with police officers outside the Legislative Council building after clashes on November 19.

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Security staff members remove a barricade outside the CITIC tower near a protest site in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Tuesday, November 18.

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There were no signs of resistance from protesters, some of whom helped bailiffs, police and CITIC representatives move barricades away on November 18.

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The Admiralty protest site is shown on the road outside the Hong Kong Government complex on Monday, November 17.

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Student leaders attempted to fly to Beijing to deliver a message to the Chinese government on Saturday, November 15. They were denied boarding after being informed that their entry permits were invalid.

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A businessman walks to work past protester-placed barricades that blocked a road at the Admiralty protest site on Thursday, November 13.

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People open umbrellas at the main protest site in Hong Kong on Tuesday, October 28. The umbrella has become the defining image of the protest movement, used to shield protesters from tear gas and the elements.

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Riot police stand guard near a barricade in a protester-occupied area on Wednesday, October 22.

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Pro-democracy protesters at an occupied area outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong watch a live broadcast of talks between Hong Kong government officials and protesters on Tuesday, October 21.

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Police and protesters face each other across a barricade as tensions continue in Hong Kong on Monday, October 20.

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Riot police advance on a pro-democracy protest encampment early Sunday, October 19.

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A woman reads on a road barricaded by pro-democracy protesters on October 19.

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Police officers yell at pro-democracy protesters as they push forward in an attempt to clear a street on Saturday, October 18.

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Pro-democracy protesters sleep next to a barricade on October 18 after reclaiming streets in Mong Kok after a night of violent scuffles with police.

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A journalist collapses in agony after being hit in the face with pepper spray during clashes with police on Friday, October 17.

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Police use batons to hit pro-democracy protesters who are using raised umbrellas for protection on October 17.

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Protesters and riot police officers face off at a main road on October 17.

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People shout at pro-democracy protesters on October 17.

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Riot police clear out an encampment of protesters on October 17. Police swooped in early to dismantle the protest campsite.

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Demonstrators remove their belongings from a protest camp early on October 17.

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Pro-democracy protesters break down as riot police clear their camp October 17.

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Riot police remove barricades on October 17.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive C.Y. Leung arrives for a news conference on October 16. He said talks would resume with students as early as next week, but he said street protests had caused severe disruption and could not continue.

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Pro-democracy demonstrator Ken Tsang gets taken taken away by police before allegedly being beaten up in Hong Kong on October 15. Authorities have vowed to conduct an investigation into a widely circulated video that appears to show plainclothes officers kicking and punching the man.

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A police officer shouts at a protester who was hit with pepper spray on October 15.

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Pro-democracy protesters hide behind umbrellas to protect themselves from pepper spray on October 15.

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Protesters move barriers as others block a main road in Hong Kong with metal and plastic safety barriers on October 15.

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Police march toward pro-democracy protesters outside central government offices on October 15.

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Protesters gather near central government offices on October 15.

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Police move toward pro-democracy protesters during a standoff outside central government offices on October 14.

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Police remove bamboo that pro-democracy protesters had set up to block off main roads on October 14.

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Pro-democracy protesters watch as police remove barricades on October 14.

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Cleaners sweep the main road after the police's removal of barricades on October 14.

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Police ask a protester to leave the main road of Hong Kong's Central district on October 14.

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Police dismantle barricades from the streets on October 14.

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Police officers run to barricades set up by protesters on October 14.

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Protesters raise their hands behind police officers after people tried to remove the metal barricades that protesters set up to block off main roads near the city's financial district on October 13.

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A police officer tries to stop a man from removing metal barricades set up by protesters on October 13.

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A police officer scuffles with a man on October 13.

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Police officers arrest a demonstrator on October 13.

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A demonstrator sets up a new barricade made of bamboo in Hong Kong on October 13.
