extradition bill, hong kong, human rights, les misérables

HK Protesters Sing Hit Song From ‘Les Misérables,’ Humbling Its Lyricist

The Hong Kong government’s proposed extradition bill caused more than 2 million Hong Kong people to protest in the streets on June 16. Protesters sang Do You Hear the People Sing? while marching to call on the government for freedom and democracy. The scene moved 93-year-old lyricist Herbert Kretzmer, OBE, as he watched the protesters ...

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Lyricist Herbert Kretzmer.

Hong Kong Protests CENSORED: Many Mainland Chinese Still Unaware

Even though the Hong Kong protests have been a much-covered subject throughout international media, most people in mainland China continue to remain unaware of what is happening in the city. This is because Beijing is censoring any discussion about the topic on online platforms. Silencing discussion of the Hong Kong protests In China, if people ...

Max Lu

Hong Kong protests.

Former Colonial Hong Kong Governor Says Britain Has a Debt of Honor

Chris Patten, the colonial era ex-governor of Hong Kong, has reminded Britain that the country must safeguard the democratic freedoms of the city, which is Britain’s debt of honor. He asked that Britain strongly oppose the extradition bill introduced by the administration of Hong Kong. Hong Kong at risk “Governments around the world — particularly ...

Max Lu

Chris Patton.

Consequences of Hong Kong’s Extradition Law on the City’s Future

While protestors have succeeded in stopping the passing of Hong Kong’s extradition law, an amendment to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance that would allow criminals, or those who are classified as criminals under Chinese law, to be handed over to Beijing, the risk of the extradition bill being reintroduced and even passed by lawmakers sometime in ...

Max Lu

A masssive protest in Hong Kong.

2 Million Throng Hong Kong Streets as Lam’s Apologies Not Enough

When the Hong Kong government announced last week that they had suspended the controversial extradition bill, it was a temporary victory for the people of the city who fought for their rights. Chief Executive Carrie Lam has apologized for the bill. Now Hongkongers want the bill gone forever. Protests and apology “I offer my most ...

Max Lu

Hong Kong protesters.

Largest Protest in Hong Kong’s History as People Rally Against Extradition Law

On June 16, Hong Kong’s Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) announced that nearly 2 million Hong Kong people took part in another protest demonstration to demand that the Hong Kong Government withdraw the extradition law and for Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, to step down. The number of people attending on June 16 dwarfed the ...

Max Lu

Massive number of Hongkongers protesting the Extradition Bill.

Hong Kong Protesters Chant ‘Do You Hear the People Sing?’

A song from the musical Les Misérables was heard on the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, June 16. Millions of protesters occupied streets in anger at their Beijing-backed rulers singing Do You Hear the People Sing? Do You Hear the People Sing? emerged as a favorite at previous pro-democracy protests in 2014 and resurfaced ...

Max Lu

Hongkongers protesting in the streets.

Hong Kong Protesters Force Suspension of Extradition Bill

Millions of Hongkongers have taken to the streets, demanding that the government not pass an extradition bill that would give China the right to judge people from the city on the mainland. After violence erupted in one of the recent protests, it seems as if the city’s government has been shaken by the people’s convictions, ...

Max Lu

Hongkongers demonstrating against the extradition law.

Hong Kong’s Last Colonial Governor Slams Carrie Lam Government

The last British governor of Hong Kong, Lord Chris Patten, has lashed out at special administrative region’s argument that the proposed extradition bill would “close a loophole.” He warned that the bill, if passed, will remove the firewall that protects the city’s rule of law from China’s authoritarian legal system. Support for Hong Kong protestors ...

Max Lu

Chris Patten.