Scenes of Police Brutality Throughout Central

1959 | Chater Road , #Central
Special Tactical Squad yelled, "If you're not here to mess around, leave!" and then stationed at Exit E of Central Station.

2013 | D'Aguilar Street
A superintendent yelled at the crowd, "For all those who are not reporters at the scene, remember to charge them with [violating] the gathering ban."

A riot police was seen purposefully tackled a reporter.

2015 | Pedder Street
Blue flag was hoisted. Riot police continued to push forward.

Source: Real Time News Broadcast, NOW, Apple Daily, Stand News
#Jun9 #PoliceState #HKProtests

Police Injure Passersby and Shoppers in Business District

2020 | Central
In Landmark, police allegedly pepper spray a passerby, who was traumatised and attended to by voluntary first aider.

All entrances and exits to the mall had been blocked.

Source: Stand News #Jun9
#PoliceState #FailedState #OneCountryOneSystem #HongKongProtest #StandWithHK

#FirstHand #Jun9
Man Frisked by Police with Wallets and Pockets Emptied

2054 | #Central
A man in a black T-shirt was stopped and searched by riot police in Central MTR station. The items in his wallet were inspected, and his trousers pockets were emptied.

#HKProtests #PoliceState

Reporters barred from entering metro station to cover police operation
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22212

Lawmaker Asks the Police: "Did you have someone killed?"

2055 | Hong Kong Station
As police sealed off the MTR station and barred reporters from entering, a legislator demanded the police to answer the question: "Did you have someone killed?"

Source: Apple Daily #Jun9
#PoliceState #FailedState #OneCountryOneSystem #HongKongProtest #StandWithHK

#DailyUpdate #Jun9 #COVID19

COVID-19 Updates (Jun 9)

At the time of writing, 7,145,847 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 407,067 deaths.

The biggest single-day jump in reported infections in India as the country entered "Unlock 1" reopening phase on Monday.

India - Delhi could have 550,000 cases by July 31, deputy chief minister says.

Tanzania's president claims the country is free from coronavirus.

UK's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 50,000 as the country currently has the second-highest death toll worldwide.

UK travel group says it has "private assurances" that travel corridors will be in place on June 29.

Hong Kong government takes stake in Cathay Pacific as part of US$5 billion bailout.

Latin America's COVID-19 case numbers are rising faster than anywhere in the world. Peru, Mexico, and Brazil are unable to curb the virus from spreading.

Qatar to gradually lift coronavirus restrictions beginning June 15.

UK Department of Health will study coronavirus prevalence in schools.

Malaysia detains refugees who couldn't dock due to lockdown.

The Supreme Court in India has given the authorities 15 days to transport tens of thousands of migrant workers stranded due to the coronavirus lockdown.

China dismisses Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 hit much earlier

Russia - Moscow comes back to life as lockdown eases.

After the announcement from the WHO in halting clinical tests with hydroxychloroquine, the Indian Council of Medical Research has approve the use of the drug for treating COVID-19.

Source: CNN, Stand News HK, BBC, Johns Hopkins University, Worldometer

Elderly Protester in Hong Kong: "I am Too Old to be Afraid of Death. I Hope to Protect Young People"

A number of pro-democracy civilians were charged with rioting on the suspicion of entering or staying in the area of the Legislative Council Chamber on July 1. They were mentioned in the Eastern Magistrates Court on 10 June.

There were around 50 supporters cheering for them outside the court, including Grandma Cheng who often appears in protests.

Grandma Cheng showed up with a cross and signs in protest of the National Security Law outside the court. She tild the press that she would continue to support "the kids": "I was arrested yesterday. After being released, I was told that several kids are about to stand trial today, so I rushed to the court from North Point Police Station."

She pointed out that she was arrested at a public event in Central on June 9, the day marking the first anniversary of the 1-million peopled march in 2019.

Grandma Cheng was intimated by the police, "they said they would arrest me for assaulting and obstructing police officers if I kept on talking. At that point I was silent, but they arrested me anyway."

She showed reporters the injuries she had sustained while being arrested, recounting that while she was being arrested, the policewoman "pinched my ribs with her fingers, and handled me in a rough manner, causing bruising and scratches on my body.”

She said that she is too old to be afraid of death, and her greatest worry is that the police will hurt young people, so she tries to attend every event: "I hope to protect young people."

Source: Hong Kong Hang Seng University Student Union
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#NeverForget #NeverForgive
Over 10,000 People Arrested: 2 Years After the 1-million Pro-Democracy Protest in Hong Kong

Jan (alias), a 17-year-old Hong Kong youth, was charged with rioting.

In the end, he chose to plead guilty.

During a junior high school field trip, Jan visited a prison in Hong Kong. At the time, he thought, "I would never go to jail in my life. What's the point of the visit?"

He never imagined that in just a few years, he would be imprisoned because of a pro-democracy movement.

During a relatively mild clash, Jan was arrested on a charge of unlawful assembly. While he was detained, however, the police suddenly changed his charge to rioting. This was a complete surprise to Jan, and he thought the new charge was ridiculous.

His lawyer eventually managed to secure approval for his bail, though with strict curfew conditions. "I've lost most of my freedoms well before they declare me guilty," Jan said.

During a meeting, his lawyer explained to him that the police already had enough evidence to make the rioting charge stick. His mother immediately broke down in tears; Jan himself was overwhelmed by lethargy, staying up late and skipping school for a whole month, only imagining what prison life would be like.

Eventually, he decided to plead guilty, since it would lead to his sentence being reduced by one-third. After the court hearing, he saw forum posts questioning his plea when he had done no wrong. He was perplexed at their thinking. "'If your heart is truly in this movement,' I thought, 'why would you want any of us to get a longer sentence?"

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As of April 2021, the Hong Kong Police has arrested over 10,000 people in connection to the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement. Among them, 1,700 were minors.

As of June 7, 2021, according to statistics provided by Stand News, 757 people are charged with riotting. 70% of them are below 25 years old and 75 of them are underaged. As of April 13, 2021, 28 people have been convicted. 23 of them have been sentenced; the longest jail time among them is 5 years and 6 months.

Source: Stand News #Jun9
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#PoliceState #HumanitarianCrisis #PoliticalProsecution #PoliticalPrisoners

#Court #AntiELAB
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court to "Return the Power to the Citizens"

Part 1:

[Editor's notes: On July 28, 2019, the police fired numerous #teargas canisters and #rubberbullets in #SheungWan in order to disperse the crowd. 44 people were arrested, 21 of them were charged for rioting. The Court extended the trial from November 13 to December 4, 2021.]

In Hong Kong, 20 civilians, including an 26-year old engineer who pleaded guilty earlier, were accused of the riot at the police-citizen conflict at #SheungWan on July 28, 2019.

On December 4, 2021, Kun Kit-Wang, a 26-year-old engineer, defended himself in court in Hong Kong over rioting charges in the 2019 AntiELAB Movement.

Kun pleaded guilty before the trial and was under detention since May when he revoked his bail.

In court, Kun thanked the magistrate for reminding him to find a legal representative in the previous trial, but he still hoped to defend himself.

Kun said that during the 2019 #AntiELABmovement, #July28 was nothing special originally, but because of the Police’s indulgence of the #July21 indiscriminate attack in #YuenLong, that night triggered the most anger from citizens, and resulted in much anger on the rally on July 28.

He used a quote from #MartinLutherKing, "Riot is a language of the unheard", saying that the #riot classification reflects the government’s negligence of the citizens' opinion.

As a result, he admitted to being part of the riot with no hesitation and indicated that the government should feel ashamed of their actions, not the citizens.

He said there were two #rallies with a million people on #Jun9 and #Jun16, 2019, demonstrating the vox populi. Although the peaceful demonstration gained international accreditation, the Hong Kong government still ignored the backlash and made the decision on their own.

He recalled a quote painted on the wall of the #LegCo chsmber on #Jul01, 2019, "It's you who taught me a peaceful rally can't change anything." It expresses the hopelessness, frustration and anger felt by #Hongkongers at the time.

As there had been magistrate that were unknowledgable concerning the protesters' demands, Kun said that the protesters only hoped for having a chance to participate in policy advocacy, which some regard as "returning the power to the people".

If the #HongKongLegCo does not gain authorisation of the people or does not have a peaceful system to resolve problems, it is suppression. #MaoZedong has said, "fight as there is suppression".

He also pointed out that the #ProvisionalLegislativeCouncil (#PLC) installed by the post-handover government in 1997 was not authorised by the citizens. The handpicked council revived the #PublicOrderOrdinance, which became the law behind the prosecution of many dissidents.

As a person bound by the law, he would like to ask, "do I have the responsibility to obey a contract that I disagree with to begin with?”

Continue with Part 2:


Source: Inmedia #Dec04
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#Defence #PoliticalOppression

#3years #today #Jun9
June 9, 2019: 1 Million Pro-Democracy #Hongkongers in #AntiExtradition Protest

The time lapse video shows how 1 million Hongkongers walked through Causeway Bay in a protest against the government's plan to inplement extradition to China on June 9, 2019.

It was the largest protest turnout in the history of Hong Kong until the record was broken by the 2 million peopled June 16 protest.

Source:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2265322376887906&id=178965725523592

#NeverForget #BeWater

"Glory HK": #Hongkongers Raise Glowing Signs amid Storm Clouds on Lion Rock

In Hong Kong, a group of pro-democracy citizens braved the heavy rain and hiked to the top of the #LionRock on the evening of June 9, 2022.

On the mountain, they displayed the light signs that spelled "Glory HK", to commemorate the third anniversary of the 2019 June 9 #AntiExtradition protest march.

When the group reached the summit, however, the hill was shrouded by dense clouds and heavy rain, with a thunderstorm warning from the weather observatory. After discussing their options, the group decided to carry through and set up the sign while they waited for the clouds to clear. Their patience was rewarded after waiting for over an hour; the clouds cleared for a brief moment, and Hong Kong's city lights come into view behind their glowing sign.

Speaking to a reporter, the organizer likened the weather atop the mountain to the outlook for Hong Kong's future: full of dark clouds, but there will be light for those who hold on to the end.

"The oppression keeps Hongkongers from speaking our minds, and even rational debates on the Internet risk violating the authority's red line; however, the beliefs of Hongkongers 3 years ago surely remain engraved in our hearts, and they will never change," said one of the participants.

Source: Boomhead #Jun9

#June9 #GloryToHongKong #AntiELAB #KeepTheFaith #NeverForget #3Years

See also:

Two Years into Hongkongers' #FightForFreedom: "Keep the Faith, Until Darkness Gives Away to the Glorious Dawn and Freedom Returns to Our Land"

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30108

June 9, 2019: 1 Million Pro-Democracy #Hongkongers in #AntiExtradition Protest

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/32866