after a confrontation 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. 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
under way on bbc two, the news continues here on bbc one , as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team it s goodnight. across france, protests, riots and looting run into a fourth night. president macron closes transport networks, blames social media but what can he do to end the unrest? one further fatality reported tonight after violence sparked by a police killing of teenager of north african origin in the french suburbs on tuesday. we ll hear from someone who knows her way round the activist movement. also tonight. rwanda is being condemned by the un, the us and the eu for supporting the m23 rebels in the democratic republic of congo. the last time this happened, the uk pulled aid to rwanda. the conservative aid secretary responsible for that 2012 decision tells newsnight the uk approach to human rights atrocities risks being downgraded. we speak to the former un assistant secretary general for
near chicago has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. lake county state s attorney said these were just the first of many charges yet to come. now on bbc news, our world. china is cracking down on hong kong. it s 25 years since britain handed back control of the city to china. back then, promises were made to protect fundamental freedoms. now, beijing is tightening its grip on those who dare to speak out. we ve spent time with those who will not be silenced. if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will life be like for those that remain? i have been reporting from hong kong since 2017 but in the last two years i have witnessed first hand the dramatic transformation of the city. music. this isjennifer, one of thousands who once protested against the government. arrested with a0 others in 2019, she is now preparing for prison life. i don t smoke. ijust heard that in jail you can use these cigarettes as, like, currency,
have killed dozens and left millions stranded the un warns of a deteriorating situation. we ll hear about the life of young journalists and protesters in hong kong, ahead of the 25th anniversary of it s handover from uk to chinese rule. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 3:00am in ukraine, where around 1,000 people are thought to have been inside a shopping mall, when it was hit by a russian missile. at least 13 people have been killed, and more than 50 injured, but it s feared the death toll could climb significantly. g7 leaders have said attacks on innocent civilians constitute a war crime. the attack happened in kremenchuk, in central ukraine, a long way from the front line. the governor of the city said it was unlikely many survivors would be found in the rubble, because the fire was so big. 0ur correspondent nick beake hasjust arrived in kremenchuk and has this update. this is the smouldering w
in jail injailyou can use in jail you can use these cigarettes as, like, currency. preparing for prison we speak to some of the young in hong kong, as the territory prepares to mark 25 years since its handover. hello there. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. one of the most brazen terrorist acts in european history that s how ukraine s president zelensky has described the russian attack on a crowded shopping centre in kremenchuk. at least 13 people have been killed in the missile strike, and more than 50 injured, but that figure could rise. the attack happened in kremenchuk in central ukraine, a long way from the front line. the governor of the city said it was unlikely many survivors would be found in the rubble because the fire was so big. g7 leaders meeting in germany have called the attack abominable . the bbc s nick beake is in kremenchuk with the latest. this is the smouldering wreckage of russia s latest attack a shopping centre, al