Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents marked the 17th anniversary of the handover of the city from Britain to China today by marching in protest of the Chinese government.
Pro-democracy Protesters Flood Hong Kong
![A protester is carried away by police officers after staying overnight in Hong Kong's financial district, July 2, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/147df542-36f9-4abc-beda-c1c554565e4f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester is carried away by police officers after staying overnight in Hong Kong's financial district, July 2, 2014.
![A protester wearing a headband which reads "civil disobedience" cries before being dragged away by police after staying overnight at Hong Kong's financial district July 2, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9bc46c93-d225-4d92-8187-fc4196c30beb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester wearing a headband which reads "civil disobedience" cries before being dragged away by police after staying overnight at Hong Kong's financial district July 2, 2014.
![آخرین تمرین تیم ملی ووشو زنان و مردان ایران، پیش از اعزام به مسابقات جهانی. عکس : امین خسروشاهی، ایسنا](https://gdb.voanews.com/503a5159-7dbe-49aa-b282-bdd397848043_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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آخرین تمرین تیم ملی ووشو زنان و مردان ایران، پیش از اعزام به مسابقات جهانی.
عکس : امین خسروشاهی، ایسنا
عکس : امین خسروشاهی، ایسنا
![Hundreds of protesters stage a peaceful sit-in overnight following a huge rally in support of democratic reform, in the financial district of Hong Kong, July 2, 2014,](https://gdb.voanews.com/1aafe9d3-8a1d-4f87-83ed-cfb78d77c30e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hundreds of protesters stage a peaceful sit-in overnight following a huge rally in support of democratic reform, in the financial district of Hong Kong, July 2, 2014,