this comes as russia s defence ministry says kyiv has started a large scale military operation something that has not been verified by the bbc. earlier in the day, the ukrainian army released this video which appears to refer to the long awaited counter offensive. in the video, the words plans love silence there will be no announcement about the start appear. and on twitter, ukraine s defence minister posted the video quoting lyrics from depeche mode words are very unnecessary they can only do harm. meanwhile, despite the danger in certain areas, thousands of ukrainians are returning to their homes close to the front line even though officials are urging them to stay away. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has been to the eastern town of pokrovsk to find out why some are deciding to go home. the end of the line. we re on a journey which people are being told not to take. a train notjust to the battlefield, but home. viktoria has had enough of being a ref
fundamental freedoms. were made to protect fundamentalfreedoms. now, fundamental freedoms. now, beijing is fundamentalfreedoms. now, beijing is tightening its grip on those who dared to speak out. it isa it is a tragedy made remorseless and revengeful attack remorseless and revengeful attack on all the freedoms you associate attack on all the freedoms you associate with an open society. we spend associate with an open society. we spend time with those it will not be silenced. if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. figs if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. ~ , , , , brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what- brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will- brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will life | leave hong kong, what will life be like for those that remain? i have been reporting from
Privilege to speak up and remember during fourth because of our freedom of expression. it is now gone and people are going to jail because of this. i imagine that it is difficult for many people in hong kong to really talk about, but how do they feel about life under the national security law which came in in 2020? national security law which came in in 2020? since the national came in in 2020? since the national security came in in 2020? since the national security law - came in in 2020? since the national security law came j came in in 2020? since the i national security law came in in 2020, people in hong kong have been trying their best to keep speaking out, and that is why 23 of them were arrested today because they wanted to try to save that space and to navigate the bottom line that the government is trying to lay. but still it is hard to live in hong kong because you do not know where the liners and some people would argue hong kong has less freedom of speech than they h
Is one of the first people to be made an example of. at least we uphold be made an example of. at least we uphold the be made an example of. at least we uphold the spirit be made an example of. at least we uphold the spirit of be made an example of. at least we uphold the spirit of freedom l we uphold the spirit of freedom and human dignity and free will. we will win the war because history is on our side. he is now in prison, awaiting charges of conspiring with foreign forces to endanger national security.- national security. every country national security. every country and national security. every country and territory i national security. every - country and territory needs national security law to protect itself. we must protect our people from espionage, terrorism, political interference, subversion. that is what every government does. almost every international government would say this is a draconian law. why do they say that? .., , , draconian law. why do they sa
Election. and also to avoid being accused of breaking the law. yin. in being accused of breaking the law- yin- law. yin. in the last year, almost law. yin. in the last year, almost all law. yin. in the last year, almost all pro-democracy i almost all pro democracy council members have been arrested or have fled the city. china has completely overhauled the electoral system here. now, only candidates approved by the authorities can stand. so called patriots. they are out in force, campaigning. julius ho is a beijing loyalist, standing for re election. everybody is pro beijing, everyone is for establishment. this is not real diversity of opinion. i establishment. this is not real diversity of opinion. diversity of opinion. i beg to disagree- diversity of opinion. i beg to disagree. for diversity of opinion. i beg to disagree. for those - diversity of opinion. i beg to disagree. for those who i diversity of opinion. i beg to disagree. for those who runj diversity of op