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‘We Have to Act Out Our Freedom’: Protesters Hit Streets in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police invoked Beijing’s new security law for the first time to arrest protesters on the anniversary of the city’s handover to China.
“Mostly it’s a feeling of helplessness. But the other one thing is that I do think freedom is how we act it out. It’s not given by the government or by people. We have to act out our freedom.”
‘We Have to Act Out Our Freedom’: Protesters Hit Streets in Hong Kong
By Cora Engelbrecht and Ainara Tiefenthäler•July 1, 2020
Hong Kong police invoked Beijing’s new security law for the first time to arrest protesters on the anniversary of the city’s handover to China.
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