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Amnesty International Condemns Police Aggression in Hong Kong Protests
The Epoch Times ^ | 07-28-19 | Frank Fang

Posted on 07/28/2019 9:37:11 AM PDT by Monrose72

Violence again erupted in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long on the evening of July 27 after hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a peaceful march in the afternoon to oppose an attack a week earlier by suspected triad members at the local metro station. Amnesty International issued a statement following the violence, saying that the actions of the local police had been “unacceptable.” “The violent scenes in Yuen Long tonight were in part because Hong Kong police chose to inflame a tense situation rather than deescalate it,” Amnesty said. “For police to declare today’s protest unlawful was simply wrong under international law.”

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1 posted on 07/28/2019 9:37:11 AM PDT by Monrose72
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To: Monrose72

Well, that should bring it to a grinding halt.


2 posted on 07/28/2019 9:42:39 AM PDT by Ancient Man
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To: Monrose72

What is their take on French police and Yellow Vests?


3 posted on 07/28/2019 10:05:39 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: Monrose72

The police should just go home and let what happens happen. Oh, well. Too bad. You brought it on yourselves. Much like all the lib US cop haters.


4 posted on 07/28/2019 11:00:57 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Monrose72

Easier to see Hong Kong than the Uighur people.


5 posted on 07/28/2019 12:22:42 PM PDT by the_daug
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I’d get the hell
Out of anywhere run by commies


6 posted on 07/28/2019 12:56:27 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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