Hong Kong Extradition Law

• Protesters flood Hong Kong airport to show visitors pro-democracy movement

  "Hong Kong doesn't look like how it did before," said one protest organizer.

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  Jul 26, 2019
  
• Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says extradition bill is dead amid mass protests

  In mid-June Lam responded to huge protests by suspending the bill, but that move failed to mollify critics, who continued to demonstrate against the bill and call for Lam's resignation.

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  Jul 8, 2019
  
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• Hong Kong police arrest 6 protesters during demonstration in Kowloon

  Critics say the extradition law could threaten Hong Kong's rule of law and its international reputation as an Asian financial hub.

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  Jul 7, 2019
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• Hong Kong protesters block roads before China handover anniversary ceremony

  A protest march has been called for Monday, the third in three weeks, this one on the 22nd anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China on July 1, 1997.

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  Jun 30, 2019
• Hong Kong extradition law opponents plan another protest

  Hong Kong was promised a "high degree of autonomy" when colonial rule ended in 1997, but residents complain that is being eroded.

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  Jun 29, 2019
• Hong Kong protests reignite after deadline passes to scrap extradition bill

  Hong Kong protester Chan Pak-lam: "We want the law to be withdrawn, not suspended."

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  Jun 20, 2019
• Traffic in Hong Kong flowing day after political crisis flared

  Traffic was restored in the heart of Hong Kong on Thursday following violent clashes the day before between police and protesters who oppose legislation that would allow criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial.

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  Jun 12, 2019
• Why Hong Kong protesters are afraid of China’s creeping ‘justice’

  Activists and business leaders are afraid a new extradition law in Hong Kong will destroy the freedoms that set it apart from mainland China.

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  Jun 12, 2019
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• Hong Kong braces for further political turmoil as extradition law pushes forward

  The legislation has become a lightning rod for concerns about Beijing’s increasing control over the former British colony.

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  Jun 11, 2019
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• Hong Kong extradition bill: What is it and why are people protesting?

  Protesters said on Sunday that they do not trust that China would not use the law to extradite political and religious prisoners.

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  Jun 10, 2019