In Photos: Strikes, protests continue across Hong Kong
Starting with an uprising against an unpopular extradition bill, Hong Kong’s public has taken to the streets in a widespread citizen movement, demanding better democratic freedom, investigation into police brutality, and the resignation of their chief executive, Carrie Lam. China for the first time has said that it can deploy People’s Liberation Army in Hong Kong to maintain the public order if city administration requested.
By: Amit Verma
July 7, 2019: Anti-extradition bill protesters hold umbrellas in street protests, similar to the demonstrations of 2014 in Hong Kong, called the ‘Umbrella Revolution’, as they face riot police after a march at Hong Kong’s Nathan Road near Mongkok.
