ronson chan is one of the most well known journalists in hong kong. he s a fierce defender ofjournalists rights. yells. the bbc has been following his life since the early days of the national security law. in december 2021, stand news, one of hong kong s last independent media outlets, was raided by the national security police. senior editors were arrested and detained. the charge publishing seditious material. ronson worked there as an editor. on that morning, national security police came to ronson s door. those found guilty of violating the national security law could face life in prison. ronson was taken away for questioning, then released, but his colleagues remain in custody. as chairman of the journalists association, he has long been seen as a possible target. i won t comment on anything right now, 0k? i have a meeting with my colleagues first, 0k? it s been nine months since we last heard from ronson. ronson was recently arrested after a confrontation with the p
the pro democracy camp said the law is being used as a weapon to silence anyone who dares to speak out. to date, the political opposition have either been arrested or are in exile. hundreds of thousands have left. those that ve stayed no longer know where the red line lies. the bbc has been following the lives of ordinary hong kongers at home and abroad affected by the changes. ronson chan is one of the most well known journalists in hong kong. he s a fierce defender ofjournalists rights. yells. the bbc has been following his life since the early days of the national security law. in december 2021, stand news, one of hong kong s last independent media outlets, was raided by the national security police. senior editors were arrested and detained. the charge publishing seditious material. ronson worked there as an editor. on that morning, national security police came to ronson s door. those found guilty of violating the national security law could face life in prison. ronso
nothing as windy as we saw earlier on in the week. that hello. ukraine doesn t deny shooting down a russian plane inside russia, killing we re told, ukranian prisoners. 700 days in how dangerous a moment is this? our defence editor, mark urban, is here to explain the significance. ukraine nears the second anniversary of russia s invasion full of uncertainty has western commitment faltered? and how much more can they send even if they want to? we ll ask a ukrainian mp and the former us ambassador to nato. coming up. what do the post office scandal, me too, newsnight s investigation into university hospitals birmingham foundation trust and the tavistock gender identity clinic have in common? all featured whistleblowers and some of them weren t protected by the law that s supposed to keep them safe. time for a new whistleblowers bill, say these two women. we ll talk to the chair of the parliamentary group on whistleblowing and the head of whistlebowers uk in ten minutes. a
ronson chan is one of the most well known journalists in hong kong. he s a fierce defender ofjournalists rights. yells. the bbc has been following his life since the early days of the national security law. in december 2021, stand news, one of hong kong s last independent media outlets, was raided by the national security police. senior editors were arrested and detained. the charge publishing seditious material. ronson worked there as an editor. on that morning, national security police came to ronson s door. those found guilty of violating the national security law could face life in prison. ronson was taken away for questioning, then released, but his colleagues remain in custody. as chairman of the journalists association, he has long been seen as a possible target. i won t comment on anything right now, 0k? i have a meeting with my colleagues first, 0k? it s been nine months since we last heard from ronson. ronson was recently arrested after a confrontation with the p
seconds of skateboarding history. this is an aussie skateboarder arrisa tru becoming the first female to land a 720 in a competition. that is two full rotations in the air, and she isjust 13. you are all caught up now. see you. voiceover: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. critics say hong kong is a city changed beyond recognition. the former british colony was promised a certain political freedoms when it was returned to china in 1997. but those freedoms are being eroded. four years ago, pro democracy protests rocked this financial centre. beijing s response was to introduce a draconian national law. to introduce a draconian national law. protection of national national law. protection of national security national law. protection of national security is - national law. protection of- national security is everyone s responsibility. the government said it would responsi