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Added on the 31/05/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
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.
Hong Kong, May 24 (EFE/EPA).- A protest was held on Sunday against a newly proposed national security law outside the China Liaison Office in Hong Kong.Beijing unveiled a resolution at the opening of its annual legislative sessions that will bypass Hong Kong's legislature to outlaw acts of secession, subversion and terrorism in Hong Kong.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE).FOOTAGE SHOWS A PROTEST AGAINST CHINA'S PROPOSED NATIONAL SECURITY LAW FOR HONG KONG IN FRONT OF THE CHINA LAISON OFFICE IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
Hong Kong, May 22 (EFE/EPA).- The Legislative Council of Hong Kong descended into chaos on Friday as pan-democrat lawmakers protested over China's proposed national security law of Hong Kong.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.The proposed national security law, which bans sedition, secession and subversion of the central government in Beijing, will be introduced through a method that could bypass Hong Kong's legislature. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).FOOTAGE SHOWS A CONFRONTATION BY PRO-BEIJING AND PAN-DEMOCRAT LAWMAKERS IN THE HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN HONG KONG.
A small group of protesters gather outside the Hong Kong court where the city's largest national security trial was set to begin. "Crackdown is shameless," read a banner carried by two people, adding: "Immediately release all political prisoners." IMAGES
The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures begins Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city. IMAGES
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).