Unchecked #PoliceBrutality is a crime. Shot in her right eye and suffering from permanent sight loss, Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah told @StandNewsHK that she decided to sue #HKpolice for justice, not only for her, but for #Hongkongers. #PoliceState
Hong Kong reporter Chan Yu-hong has been diagnosed with chloracne, raising public health concerns about the widespread use of tear gas by the police—The condition is “rare skin eruption of blackheads, cysts and nodules, directly linked to dioxin exposure”
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Five months of police daily use of tear gas across town has literally turned Hong Kong into a toxic gas chamber. Even the govt isn’t clear abt the toxins of tear gas (how ridiculous!). Deeply worrying.
@business “Everybody’s worried, but that’s not stopping us from coming out.”
This office worker in Hong Kong’s Central business district explains why many continue to come out in support of the #HongKongProtests downtown #香港
Xi Jinping says #HongKongProtests “amount to a blatant challenge to the bottom line of ‘one country, two systems’.” This warning suggests Beijing is preparing to step in forcefully. Consequences for such escalation must be clearly & credibly communicated to Xi & Chinese gov't
The United States continues to stand in solidarity with the people of #HongKong & their right to freedom of expression & democratic governance. These freedoms were guaranteed under the 50-year arrangement agreed to in 1997 by China & the U.K. #FreeHongKong https://t.co/Srbpt6ySnr
But the students there was a broad consensus to demand that the government does not cancel the November 24 District Council elections: "Even for those who do not support us, we want to fight for their right to vote too."
Photo: Citizen News screenshot. #hongkong
After almost six months of protests, Hong Kong's government is being willfully blind to the chaos it's creating | Analysis by CNN's @jgriffiths https://t.co/OUHJ0AFHBu