Undercover Officers Baton-Charge Protesters in Hong Kong Mall

Plainclothes police officers baton-charge protesters in a Hong Kong shopping mall, Saturday, December 28. Major shopping centers have become regular protest venues with demonstrators attempting to disrupt the economy in their push for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability. Protests that began in June over a proposed extradition law have spread to include demands for more democracy and other grievances. (AFP)