{"id":241287,"date":"2020-01-03T03:29:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T08:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=241287"},"modified":"2020-01-03T03:29:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T08:29:04","slug":"hong-kong-unrest-enters-2020-with-mass-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/03\/hong-kong-unrest-enters-2020-with-mass-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong unrest enters 2020 with mass rally"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protests in Hong Kong — an autonomous region under China since 1997 — were triggered by the government’s move to legalize extradition to mainland China. The proposed law was later withdrawn. (File Photo:<\/a> Studio Incendo\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

HONG KONG<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0More than a million residents in Hong Kong took to the streets on New Year’s Day as the eight-month-long unrest continued into 2020.<\/p>\n

A major rally was held at the colonial era Victoria Park, local non-profit organization Civil Human Rights Front said.<\/p>\n

Protesters blocked barricades across the city as police arrested at least 10 people in their efforts to quell the demonstrations.<\/p>\n

Protests in Hong Kong — an autonomous region under China since 1997 — were triggered by the government’s move to legalize extradition to mainland China. The proposed law was later withdrawn.<\/p>\n

However, the protests have spiraled into calls for an investigation into alleged police brutality, release of detained activists and retraction of the official term “riots” for the ongoing demonstrations. (Anadolu<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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