This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldRiot police send snatch squads to detain demonstrators throughout night after declaring gatherings illegalFri 12 Jun 2020 21.52 EDTThousands of Hongkongers have sung a popular protest anthem and chanted slogans across the city as they marked the first anniversary of major clashes between police and pro-democracy demonstrators.Riot police declared Friday’s gatherings unlawful assemblies and a breach of anti-coronavirus bans on public meetings of large groups, sending snatch squads to make multiple arrests throughout...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldRiot police send snatch squads to detain demonstrators throughout night after declaring gatherings illegalFri 12 Jun 2020 21.52 EDTThousands of Hongkongers have sung a popular protest anthem and chanted slogans across the city as they marked the first anniversary of major clashes between police and pro-democracy demonstrators.Riot police declared Friday’s gatherings unlawful assemblies and a breach of anti-coronavirus bans on public meetings of large groups, sending snatch squads to make multiple arrests throughout...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldTony Chung, 19, to spend four months in prison as Beijing cracks down on prominent activistsLast modified on Tue 29 Dec 2020 23.36 ESTA teenager in has been ordered to spend four months in prison for insulting China’s national flag and unlawful assembly, as Beijing increasingly targets prominent activists from the financial hub.Tony Chung, 19, who led a now-disbanded pro-democracy group, was convicted this month for throwing the Chinese flag to the ground during scuffles outside Hong Kong’s legislature in May 2019.While...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldTony Chung, 19, to spend four months in prison as Beijing cracks down on prominent activistsLast modified on Tue 29 Dec 2020 23.36 ESTA teenager in has been ordered to spend four months in prison for insulting China’s national flag and unlawful assembly, as Beijing increasingly targets prominent activists from the financial hub.Tony Chung, 19, who led a now-disbanded pro-democracy group, was convicted this month for throwing the Chinese flag to the ground during scuffles outside Hong Kong’s legislature in May 2019.While...WW…