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Added on the 10/08/2020 10:23:32 - Copyright : AFP EN
Hong Kong police surround the offices of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily after arresting five of its executives under the city's national security law, including chief editor Ryan Law. [COMPLETES VIDI9CD48N_EN] IMAGES
Hong Kong, Jul 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong began Tuesday a trial of 47 pro-democracy defendants who are facing charges of alleged subversion under the national security law after taking part in unauthorised pro-democracy primaries in July 2020. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO SUPPORTS 47 PROTESTERS OUTSIDE THE WEST KOWLOON LAW COURTS BUILDING IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Jan 6 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong's police on Wednesday arrested several pro-democracy lawmakers and and dozens of other politicians and activists for their alleged violation of the contentious national security law, public broadcaster RHTK reported.Many of the opposition politicians, including several former lawmakers, were arrested for their participation in primaries in July ahead of the September legislative elections, which were finally postponed by the authorities on the pretext of the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE MA ON SHAN POLICE STATION, HONG KONG, CHINA; THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NATIONAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT, LI KWAI-WAH, SPEAKS DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE WANCHAI POLICE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN HONG KONG, CHINA AND PRESS AS WELL AS POLICE WAIT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING WHERE US LAWYER JOHN CLANCEY WORKS IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow has been arrested late at night under China's new national security. "It's now confirmed that Agnes Chow has been arrested for 'inciting secession' under the national security law," her Facebook account said. A police source confirmed to AFP that Chow was among 10 people arrested on Monday in a national security investigation. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Jun 30 (EFE).-China's National People's Congress Standing Committee on Tuesday morning unanimously approved a national security law for Hong Kong prohibiting acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOTLIST: PRO-CHINA PROTESTERS CELEBRATING THE PASSAGE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY LAW OF HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, May 22 (EFE/EPA).- Dozens of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong held a protest Friday in opposition to China's proposed security law.The National People's Congress in its annual session which began on Friday is set to discuss the draft decision on the national security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.It would "establish and improve the legal system, and enforcement mechanisms for the HKSAR to safeguard national security," state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the NPC Wang Chen. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).FOOTAGE SHOWS A PROTEST BY PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISITS IN HONG KONG, CHINA