Hong Kong protesters begin hunger strike after night of violence

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Student activists from Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement began a hunger strike on Monday after violence rocked the city.

Joshua Wong, a leader of what has been dubbed the 'Umbrella Revolution,' announced the hunger strike in a Facebook post, asking the government to "immediately restart political reform" and begin an "open dialogue with students."

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Two women from the student activist group Scholarism will join 18-year-old Wong in the hunger strike, according to the South China Morning Post.

Joshua Wong and a group of Scholarism protesters began a hunger strike tonight.

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