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ukrainian officials say at least 19 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in and around the city of odesa. and more than a million people are expected to take to the streets of london this weekend for pride, as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the chinese president, xijinping, has led a ceremony marking 25 years since the end of british colonial rule in hong kong. in a speech, he said true democracy began after the territory was handed back to china. mr xi also swore in hong kong s new leader, john lee, who praised the new security law that s been used to crush pro democracy protests. britain and the us have accused beijing of failing to live up to the promises it made in 1997 to respect hong kong s freedoms. mark lobel reports. and half a years since the start of the pandemic, choosing hong kong, two years on since a national security law. it is also 25 years since the b
Hong-kongBbc-newsThe-ukCityXijinpingChinaVisitControlHeadlinesModelAround-the-worldAnnita-mcveighFrances Hui is policy and advocacy coordinator for the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation. / Credit: "EWTN News Nightly"/ScreenshotCNA Staff, May 31, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA).Fourteen pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been convicted of subversion while billionaire Catholic convert Jimmy Lai, 76, remains imprisoned and on trial on similar charges.The 14 were among 47 activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion through an unofficial primary election in 2020 under a national security law passed by China following anti-government protests that year. It is the same law being used to prosecute Lai. On Thursday, the court ruled that the dissidents activism would have caused a "constitutional crisis for Hong Kong."Lai, who has been imprisoned for three years, remains in the midst of his own trial. In January, he pleaded not guilty to the national security law charges brought against him. Frances Hui, policy and advocacy coordinator for
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