Protesters stand in the rain as they block the areas around the government headquarters building in Hong Kong on September 30. Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters extended a blockade of Hong Kong streets on Tuesday, stockpiling supplies and erecting makeshift barricades ahead of what some fear may be a push by police to clear the roads before Chinese National Day.
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Protesters take shelter under umbrellas from heavy rain after a thunderstorm passed over outside the Hong Kong Government Complex on September 30. Protest leaders have set an October 1st deadline for their demands to be met and are calling for open elections and the resignation of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.
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An umbrella used by protesters to block pepper spray from riot police, is seen on the main street to the financial Central district outside the government headquarters.
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Police officer leave an area as protesters block the surroundings of the government headquarters building in Hong Kong.
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Protesters stand in the rain.
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Protesters lie on tarpaulin as they block a street.
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Protestors hold up their mobile phones after heavy rain. Hong Kong has been plunged into the worst political crisis since its 1997 handover as pro-democracy activists take over the streets following China's refusal to grant citizens full universal suffrage.
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Protesters carry a defaced cutout of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying as they protest near the central government offices in the business district of Admiralty.
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Protesters and student demonstrators hold up their cellphones in a display of solidarity during a protest outside the headquarters of Legislative Council on September 29.
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Protesters gather in the streets outside the Hong Kong Government Complex on September 30. Thousands of pro-democracy supporters have remained in the streets for another day of protests.
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Umbrellas of pro-democracy demonstrators are placed on a road during a protest on September 30.
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Pro-democracy demonstrators rest during a protest on September 30.
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Thousands of people kicked off Occupy Central on September 28 by taking over Connaught Road, one of the major highways in Hong Kong, in protest against Beijing's conservative framework for political reform.
Police fired tear gas as tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators brought parts of central Hong Kong to a standstill on Sunday, in a dramatic escalation of protests that have gripped the semi-autonomous Chinese city for days. It marked a dramatic escalation of protests in the city, which rarely sees such violence, after a tense week of largely contained student-led demonstrations exploded into mass angry street protests.
Riot police use pepper spray as tens of thousands of protesters block the main street to the financial Central district outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong. In the early hours of Sunday, the movement's announced the launch of a campaign to blockade the heart of the financial center to demand greater freedoms in the former British colony.
A vehicle drives through a crowd of protesters blocking the main street to Hong Kong's financial district, outside the government headquarters on Monday, September 29. Demonstrators stood firm against tear gas and police batons in one of China's biggest political protests since the Tiananmen Square crackdown 25 years ago.
Riot police fire tear gas on protesters blocking the main street to the financial district outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong. The Communist government in Beijing made clear it would not tolerate dissent, and warned against any foreign interference as thousands of protesters massed for a fourth night in the free-wheeling, capitalist city of more than 7 million people.
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A police officer reacts outside of a Hong Kong government complex on Saturday, September 27. Thousands of students from more than 20 tertiary institutions started a weeklong boycott of classes in protest against Beijing's conservative framework for political reform in Hong Kong.
A protester raises his umbrellas in front of tear gas, which was fired by riot police to disperse demonstrators for the first time on Sunday.
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A protester blocking the main street to the financial district takes a seat. Riot police advanced on Hong Kong democracy protesters in the early hours of Monday, firing volleys of tear gas that sent some fleeing as others erected barricades to block the security forces.
A protester lies on the street as she joins others in blocking the main street in front of Hong Kong government headquarters. China wagged its finger at the student protesters, and warned against any foreign interference as they massed again in business and tourist districts of the city in the late afternoon.
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Protesters are unhappy with the Chinese government's plans to vet candidates in Hong Kong's 2017 elections.
A protester is helped by another to put on a gas mask to prepare for a possible tear gas attack as hundreds block a main road at Hong Kong's shopping Mongkok district on Monday, September 29.
Protesters shout slogans outside of the Hong Kong government complex on Saturday.
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