The streets, we have to continue our protest in order to get by the government in order to get the extradition bill be withdrawn and also carrie lam to step down. Amy up to 2 Million People fill the streets of hong kong in the territorys largest protest in decades. The protests have forced the suspension of the extradition bill but activists are now demanding hong kongs top official to resign as well. We will go to hong kong forhe latest th 16 sho. A w documeary lookat the 14 chica police lling of 17earold quan mcdald and an ccagos coveup. Here idashca veo that contracts the ficial sry. Hat we saw, our onion, was firsdegree mder. Tre is escalion of involvemt from pple acro the city. Jtice fors is jan van dyke being convicted of the rder olaquan monald. Amy we will speak to rick rowley, the director of 16 shots. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In hong kong, as many as 2 Million People took to the stree
Omarion epstein its good to have you with us. Hundreds of thousands of people are again rallying in hong kong theyre demanding the resignation of the citys probation leader carrie lam she bowed to pressure and apologized to the public for her handling of the proposed bill that would allow extraditions to Mainland China of prodemocracy demonstrators want the bill scrapped completely they worry that the bill is one of many steps to chip away at hong kongs freedoms and legal autonomy oh. After more than a week of mess of protests the human tide showed no sign of abating it was kerry lems a 2nd back step in as many days on sunday a day after she promised to suspend the extradition bill hundreds of thousands of people clogged the streets of Central Hong Kong to demand that she remove the bill permanently and that she steps down they began together early on sunday morning umbrellas a symbol of their prodemocracy desires as much as protection from the blazing sun by evening the streets of dow
A member of chancellor Angela Merkels christian democrats. Im married to evanston its good to have you with us. Nearly 2000000. 00 people have been rallying in hong kong theyre demanding the resignation of the citys probation leader carrie lam she bowed to pressure and apologized to the public for her handling of the proposed bill that would allow extraditions to Mainland China but prodemocracy demonstrators want the bill scrapped completely they worry that the bill is just one of many steps to chip away at hong kongs freedoms and its legal autonomy. The day. After more than a week of massive protests the human tide showed no sign of abating it was kerry lems 2nd back step in as many days she admitted that the law had led to conflict and distress but still hong kongs people dont feel lam went far enough. Time up im here to condemn the Police Violence against us its unacceptable that the police define our demonstration last wednesday as a riot. Lamb even justifies the Police Violence as
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Egypts 1st democratically elected president has died after collapsing in court while on trial on espionage charges Egyptian State t. V. Says Mohamed Morsi had a heart attack hed been in prison since 2013 when he was toppled often less than a year in power and a statement to the Muslim Brotherhood says it holds president. And his government responsible for what it calls the plan to criminal killing of morsi his lawyer says his body has now been buried in cairo morsi son says egyptian authorities refused permission for him to be laid to rest at the family plot and human rights activists say morsy is medical condition was ignored by egyptian authorities and harsh conditions in solitary confinement could have led to a premature death explains. A death that human rights activists have called tragic but predictable and what former egyptian president Mohamed Morsy supporters say is a model 17 june 29000. 00 morsi appeared in court for a trial on charges of espionage he asked the judge if you