A rough weekend with key Regional Elections at least 2 german states are expected to boost the strength of the countrys far right p. S. T. And climate activists better to look at the United Nations in new york giving a boost to the fridays for future movement in the u. S. Im Michael Oconnor thanks for joining us thousands of demonstrators are gathering for the 13th straight weekend in hong kong in defiance of an official ban on protests and strong warnings from police that marchers risk being prosecuted demonstrators began todays march in a stadium calling the event of religious gathering in an attempt to circumvent a ban on protests by holding religious symbols and singing hymns saturdays march follows the arrest of key op. Zittrain figureheads including activist joshua long today also marks the 5th anniversary of a decision by chinas Ruling Communist Party against democratic elections in hong kong. For the latest we can cross to hong kong now and our correspondent there charleston pi
New york and go to the fridays for future movement in the u. S. Im Michael Oconnor thanks for joining us we begin in hong kong where thousands of protesters are gathering for the 13th straight weekend in defiance of an official ban on protests and strong warnings from police that marchers risked being prosecuted demonstrators began todays march in a stadium calling the event a religious gathering in an attempt to circumvent a ban on protests while holding religious symbols and singing hymns saturdays march follows the arrest of key opposition figure heads including activists joshua walk and we have since been released today also marks the 5th anniversary of a decision by. Anders Ruling Communist Party against full democratic elections in hong kong so the latest we can cross to hong kong now and our correspondent there Charlotte Charleston pill thanks for joining us demonstrators are turning out in spite of the ban on protests this weekend what kind of Police Presence are you seeing on
A rough weekend with key Regional Elections at least 2 german states are expected to boost the strength of the countrys far right f. T. Party. Im like a local welcome to the program we begin in hong kong where thousands of protesters are gathering for the 13th straight weekend in defiance of an official ban on protests and strong warnings from police that marchers risk being prosecuted police have fired tear gas at crowds outside the government headquarters theyve also used Water Cannons with blue dye which stained protesters some of whom had lobbed petrol bottles todays march began in a stadium and was called a religious gathering an attempt to circumvent a ban on protests. It follows the arrests of key opposition figure heads including joshua wang who has since been released today also marks the 5th anniversary of a decision by chinas Ruling Communist Party against full democratic elections in hong kong. For the latest were joined on the line by our correspondent in Hong Kong Shelly
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