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v. t. e. The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (also known by other names) were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government 's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition. It was the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong.
Cable channels in Shenzhen habitually carry programming from Hong Kong television channels. However, in an apparent move to dilute the impact of the 10th anniversary of the massacre, the municipal authorities blacked out all news reports and feature stories on the crackdown aired by Hong Kong television broadcast since the end of the previous ...
The month of August 2020 in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests saw only sparse and relatively small protests, mainly due to the city going through a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and an outdoor gathering ban on groups of more than two people. [1] As the impact of the Hong Kong National Security Law on the city became increasingly evident ...
The report, Tweeting through the Great Firewall, found that prior to the 2019 Hong Kong protests, many of the now-banned Twitter accounts were engaged in attacks on critics of the Chinese government. Over 38,000 tweets from 618 accounts targeted Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui. [185]
Chickeeduck plans to move its operations from Hong Kong. Clothing store chain Chickeeduck sold shirts bearing humorized versions of slogans from the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, and later gained popularity among democracy activists for not bowing to pressure by a landlord to remove a statue of a protester in full gear on one of its premises ...
German human rights report criticizes China. German Ministry of Foreign Affairs released its biennial human rights report on 2 December. In its chapter on China, the report mentioned that the introduction of the Hong Kong national security law had made the situation worse, and it would facilitate the Chinese security agencies to crack down on Hong Kong's civil society, opposition figures and ...
The founding cause of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests was the proposed legislation of the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill. However, other causes have been pointed out, such as demands for democratic reform, the Causeway Bay Books disappearances, or a general fear of losing a "high degree of autonomy". [1] The Hong Kong protests are unique in ...
Supporters of the activists gathered outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court on 1 March. Police cordon extended to the north of Tonkin Street near the bus stop in Fu Cheong Estate, and many citizens were intercepted for stop and search At 6 pm, at least 20 police officers started to advance from Tung Chau Street At 7 pm, a large number of citizens were in support of Tung Chau Street Leo ...