#Jan1 #LennonWall #NewYearsMarch
Police Destroy Lennon Wall, Leaving Torn Paper Everywhere
After calling off the New Year's March which was attended by at least 1.03 million people, riot police dispersed and arrested civilians in Causeway Bay. During their operation, police also destroyed the Lennon Wall that displayed information and artwork of the pro-democracy movement on a footbridge, littering torn paper everywhere.
Photo: L2 / PPPNews
Police Destroy Lennon Wall, Leaving Torn Paper Everywhere
After calling off the New Year's March which was attended by at least 1.03 million people, riot police dispersed and arrested civilians in Causeway Bay. During their operation, police also destroyed the Lennon Wall that displayed information and artwork of the pro-democracy movement on a footbridge, littering torn paper everywhere.
Photo: L2 / PPPNews
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Hong Kong Police Dehumanize Protesters as “inferior insects”
2359 | Causeway Bay
Two citizens crossed the police cordon and were intercepted by riot police who drove them back to where they entered.
Civilians at the scene called on the riot police to behave politely, but the riot police countered "you aren’t polite either” and called them "inferior insects."
#Jan1 #NewYearsMarch #Cockroach #HateSpeech
2359 | Causeway Bay
Two citizens crossed the police cordon and were intercepted by riot police who drove them back to where they entered.
Civilians at the scene called on the riot police to behave politely, but the riot police countered "you aren’t polite either” and called them "inferior insects."
#Jan1 #NewYearsMarch #Cockroach #HateSpeech
Police Humiliated and Taunted Civilians during ID Check in Downtown Hong Kong
2345 | Causeway Bay, Percival Street and Lockhart Road
Apple Daily Reporter interviewed three civilians who were released after being intercepted by police near the SOGO Department Store in Causeway Bay.
Ms. N said she was asked to provide her residential address and police threatened to charge her with illegal assembly if she could not produce any proof of her address. She felt the police just wanted to find an excuse to arrest people for illegal assembly.
Another citizen, Ah Wai, revealed that during the interception, a civilian informed the police that he was unwell, but the police laughed at him and questioned why he only started feeling unwell after the protest. This civilian with ill-health was not released until 3 hours later.
W, a student, mentioned that police fired tear gas canisters without warning at the SOGO area and pointed guns at bystanders. While checking his Identity Card, police humiliated and cursed at him, accusing him of “not studying hard” and saying his “whole family will go to hell”. W said that he was cooperative during the interrogation and did not resist. He felt like the police behaved like triads.
Source: Apple Daily
#Jan1 #NewYearsMarch #NewYear2020 #HongkongProtests
2345 | Causeway Bay, Percival Street and Lockhart Road
Apple Daily Reporter interviewed three civilians who were released after being intercepted by police near the SOGO Department Store in Causeway Bay.
Ms. N said she was asked to provide her residential address and police threatened to charge her with illegal assembly if she could not produce any proof of her address. She felt the police just wanted to find an excuse to arrest people for illegal assembly.
Another citizen, Ah Wai, revealed that during the interception, a civilian informed the police that he was unwell, but the police laughed at him and questioned why he only started feeling unwell after the protest. This civilian with ill-health was not released until 3 hours later.
W, a student, mentioned that police fired tear gas canisters without warning at the SOGO area and pointed guns at bystanders. While checking his Identity Card, police humiliated and cursed at him, accusing him of “not studying hard” and saying his “whole family will go to hell”. W said that he was cooperative during the interrogation and did not resist. He felt like the police behaved like triads.
Source: Apple Daily
#Jan1 #NewYearsMarch #NewYear2020 #HongkongProtests
Hong Kong Peaceful protesters targeted as police start 2020 with renewed attack on dissent
Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong Man-Kei Tam urged for independent investigation as police violently suppressed the New Year Day's Rally.
In response to the arrest of 287 civilians, including 3 human rights monitors and the police crackdown on the peaceful protest, Tam described Hong Kong Police as "disdain[ing] for the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly".
Tam said it was disturbing as the Police targeted independent observers. He called for the SAR government "to carry out a prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigation into the allegations of excessive use of force by law enforcement agents over the last six months of protests".
Editors' note: Among the 287 arrestees on 1 January, 3 were human rights monitors from a local group. Media quoted the police saying the “mass arrest" tactics aimed to "deter" protesters.
#2Jan #NewYearsMarch #AmnestyInternational
Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong Man-Kei Tam urged for independent investigation as police violently suppressed the New Year Day's Rally.
In response to the arrest of 287 civilians, including 3 human rights monitors and the police crackdown on the peaceful protest, Tam described Hong Kong Police as "disdain[ing] for the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly".
Tam said it was disturbing as the Police targeted independent observers. He called for the SAR government "to carry out a prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigation into the allegations of excessive use of force by law enforcement agents over the last six months of protests".
Editors' note: Among the 287 arrestees on 1 January, 3 were human rights monitors from a local group. Media quoted the police saying the “mass arrest" tactics aimed to "deter" protesters.
#2Jan #NewYearsMarch #AmnestyInternational