One Year On, Hong Kong Protesters Defy Crackdown to Keep Movement Alive - News Summed Up

One Year On, Hong Kong Protesters Defy Crackdown to Keep Movement Alive


HONG KONG—Antigovernment protesters rallied Tuesday evening in downtown Hong Kong, facing off with police who had banned recent demonstrations, to mark the first anniversary of a million-person rally that thrust the city into its biggest turmoil in decades. Marching through roads flanked by dozens of riot police, several thousand people gathered at its peak, wearing masks, holding umbrellas and phones with flashlights shining. The crowds quickly thinned out as police arrived, using pepper spray, making arrests and cordoning...


Source: Wall Street Journal June 09, 2020 12:15 UTC



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