Saturday, December 17, 2005
Hong Kong protester dead. posted by Richard Seymour

Protesters with bamboo sticks stormed police lines, as officers used pepper spray and batons to push them back.
Nine hundred demonstrators have been "rounded up", police say, and are being held on a road near the talks venue.

One reason why they've decided to turn nasty on the protests is that they are having the desired effect: emboldening poor and developing countries to unite against an imposed deal. The talks may be near collapse, which is the best thing that could happen under the circumstances.
Aside from Guy Taylor's regular dispatches, you can follow the protests here.