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Added on the 18/11/2019 05:17:44 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters thronging the city's streets create a display of lights by holding aloft their mobile phones. IMAGES
Pro-democracy protesters throw bricks inside a subway train station as flashmob demonstrations flare up in multiple Hong Kong districts during the morning rush hour IMAGES
Protesters gather at a barricade in Hong Kong's Central district, next to the People's Liberation Army garrison. Hong Kong is in the throes of the worst political unrest since its handover to China. The violent protests are the latest expression of widespread public anger over the government's controversial Beijing-backed plan to allow extraditions to China. 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, Mar 4 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of protesters gathered again on Thursday outside a Hong Kong Court where the preliminary hearing of the 47 opponents charged with conspiracy to subvert state powers under the National Security Law has been carrying out. The hearing has been dragging on since Monday. Several of those appearing have been hospitalized because of exhaustion.The 47 dissidents were among 55 people rounded up on January 6 and 7 by police in a mass arrest operation that sent shockwaves through Hong Kong. They were alleged to have attempted to paralyze the government through their involvement in the primaries held in July 2020. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: SUPPORTERS OF DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS GATHER OUTSIDE THE WEST KOWLOON COURT BUILDING IN HONG KONG.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).