this is bbc news, the headlines: ukraine has accused moscow of stealing grain, claiming a russian—flagged cargo ship left the russian—occupied port of berdyansk with a cargo of seed. grain shipments from black sea ports have been blocked by russian troops for months, causing deep concern over hunger in many parts of the world. google has announced that it's deleting the location data showing when women visit an abortion clinic. there are concerns that police in the united states could use warrants to obtain digital information proving that someone terminated a pregnancy illegally. britain's top racing driver sir lewis hamilton is calling for a change in attitude in formula one after a former champion used a racially offensive term when referring to him during a podcast.

hamilton said "older voices" should not be given platforms in the media. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone for 30 a.m.. —— liz30am. now on bbc news, our world: reporter danny vincent follows those who have lived through hong kong's street protest movement, both as activists and reporters — many of whom are now in prison. china is cracking down on hong kong. it is 25 years since britain handed back control of the city to china. back then, promises were made to protect fundamental freedoms. now, beijing is tightening its grip

on those who dare to speak out. we must protect our people from espionage, terrorism, medical interference, subversion. we spend time with those who will not be silenced. if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will life be like for those that remain? i have been reporting from hong kong since 2017 but in the last few years i have witnessed

first—hand the dramatic transformation of the city. music. this isjennifer, one of thousands who once protested against the government. arrested with a0 others in 2019, she is now preparing for prison life. i don't smoke. ijust heard that in jail you can use these cigarettes as, like, currency, so i got a pack of these. and i'm trying to see if, if i can use these as money injail but... i am still not sure about that. jennifer maintains she was a peaceful protester,

but she has been convicted of rioting. now she is facing up to ten years in prison. i sincerely take it as a challenge, it is like... in everyone�*s life you definitely have some trouble that you have to overcome. she is allowed to write to the judge to ask for leniency. what are you saying to the judge? i am telling him about my own story. like, my personal background.

in 2019 this man was an 18—year—old student. after a violent confrontation he became the first protester to be shot by the police. the dramatic moment was captured by student journalists. the police said they were

acting in self defence. released from hospital, kin was charged with writing and assaulting a lease opposite. —— assaulting a lease opposite. —— a police officer. weeks after we met, kin attempts to flee. he is seeking asylum in the us consulate. i catch the moment on my phone. sorry, sorry! catch the moment on my phone. sorry. sorry!—

sorry, sorry! they turn him awa , sorry, sorry! they turn him away. and _ sorry, sorry! they turn him away. and i _ sorry, sorry! they turn him away, and i won't - sorry, sorry! they turn him away, and i won't see - sorry, sorry! they turn him away, and i won't see himl sorry, sorry! they turn him - away, and i won't see him again for some time. it isjune 2020. after months of unrest, beijing imposes a wide—ranging national security law in hong kong. while covering the crackdown, i also get stopped by the police. come here! i am investigating you! come here! i am investigating ou! . , . , you! the new law silences the rotest you! the new law silences the protest movement. _ you! the new law silences the protest movement. anyone i you! the new law silences the - protest movement. anyone found guilty of violating it can be imprisoned for life.- imprisoned for life. every country — imprisoned for life. every country and _ imprisoned for life. every country and territory - imprisoned for life. every | country and territory need national security law to protect itself. we must protect our people from espionage, terrorism, political interference, subversion. that is what government does. almost

every international _ is what government does. almost every international government . every international government says it is a draconian law. why would they say that?— would they say that? because the are would they say that? because they are biased, _ would they say that? because they are biased, they - would they say that? because they are biased, they have . would they say that? because they are biased, they have an j they are biased, they have an ideological bias against china and hong kong as part of china. at least it is better than jail in china. in hong kong, my family can know what happens to me. invective of rioting, she is coming to the end of a 2.5 year process. is coming to the end of a 2.5 year process-_ is coming to the end of a 2.5 year aroma-— year process. she is saying goodbye — year process. she is saying goodbye to _ year process. she is saying goodbye to her _ year process. she is saying goodbye to her family. - year process. she is saying | goodbye to her family. they goodbye to herfamily. they have asked not to be filmed.

it has been a long way and family can go closer ——and finally we can go closer to the end of this trouble. scores of other young people were outside court today, many awaiting sentencing or similar charges. some of their supporters wear symbols of the protest movement. jennifer gets 3.5 years in prison. she is one of dozens sentenced today and taken to jail.

in the last three years, more than 10,000 people have been arrested as part of the crackdown. nearly 3000 of them have been prosecuted and around 1200 sent to prison. ronson chan is one of the best—known journalists in hong kong. ronson has been reporting from the front line since the protests began.

it's made him a target. this is one of the last independent news outlets left in hong kong. a website called stand news. yin lam is an editor here. he is determined to continue reporting, come what may. we can be described as one of the most influential media outlets in what you call the pro—democracy camp. we do not describe ourselves like this, but maybe to the authorities,

they see it this way. someday they will come to your door, and i think we will probably be an obvious target to them. standard news survives for now. ——stand news survives, for now, but as chairman of the journalist union, ronson fears he's becoming an even bigger target. he tells me his wife is worried about his safety. i'm back in touch with kin, who was shot by the police. he's still facing serious charges.

it's been several weeks since i saw him being turned away by the us consulate. he's in bad shape. he's worried about being sent to prison. the uncertainty of the new law has spread fear across this city.

when i leave, kin doesn't tell me what his plans are, and it's best i don't know. this one is all the art materials, because i like doing artwork with him. tomorrow, the home will be empty. eddie and mason are part of a mass exodus from hong kong. last year, the uk government offered the right to citizenship to residents born in the territory before 1997. it angered beijing, but tens of thousands have taken up the offer. the situation changed quite rapidly. many things are different.

frankly, i don't feel comfortable to speak freely, and i'm a bit worried about my children. even though they're leaving, eddie's wife mason has asked us not to show her face. she's a teacher and is worried about the government restricting what she can say in the classroom. we received many notices what we need to teach, what we can teach, what we can't say, because if we say something, they want — they didn't want to listen, then we may lose ourjob. if we stay here, then we would be brainwashed. i don't want my students and also my children to have this kind of education, because we have the right to know the truth. her husband eddie is an executive at a games company. they're giving up their comfortable life in hong kong for a new one in a country they've never visited.

why do you think so many hong kong residents are leaving the city? i think they are pretty disappointed to the — what happens in hong kong. they leave hong kong, their future uncertain. more than 1% of the population, 90,000 people, have left the city since the national security law was introduced. it's the legislative council election. the winners will decide the future of hong kong. pong has been assigned to cover it for stand news. my duty is to tell the public what really is going on right now in this so—called election. and, at the same time,

to avoid being accused of breaking the law. in the last year, almost all pro—democracy council members have been arrested or have fled the city. china has completely overhauled the electoral system here. now, only candidates approved by the authorities can stand, so—called �*patriots'. junius ho is a beijing loyalist, standing for re—election. everybody is pro—beijing. everybody is pro—establishment. this isn't a real diversity of opinion. i...i beg to disagree. for those who run the show or participate in an election must be patriotic and love your country. would you expect some

traitor to be your leader? most of them know they will win the so—called election before the result is announced. 1,192 votes. but everybody pretends like they are running a competitive election, so it's really quite surreal. ten days after the election, national security police arrive at ronson chan's home in the early hours. ronson, the stand news journalist, livestreams it from his phone.

ronson is taken away. at the same time, the stand news office is being raided. six senior members of staff are charged with publishing seditious materials, but it's not clear what evidence the police have against them. pong is one of the few editors who isn't arrested. their assets seized, stand news is forced to close. their website

is taken offline that night. i won't comment anything right now, 0k? after a day of questioning, ronson is released without charge. these are the bad apples who are abusing their position. anybody who attempts to make use of media work as a tool to pursue their political purpose or other interests contravenes the law, particularly offences that endanger national security. they are the evil elements that damage press freedom. deputy leaderjohn lee is now going for the top job.

it's the election for hong kong's chief executive. after leading the crackdown on the protests, he's been hand—picked by beijing i hereby declare that the only candidate mrjohn lee ka—chiu is returned. congratulations. applause it's the anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown, and pong is covering the event as an independentjournalist. in 1989, hundreds, possibly thousands died when soldiers fired on pro—democracy protesters in the capital, beijing. gunfire every year in hong kong's victoria park, tens of thousands hold a candlelight vigil to remember the dead. this year, the organisers have been arrested and the police are threatening

to detain anyone who attends. they're out in force. if you ever wanted to understand how much hong kong has changed, it's this. plainclothes police officers confiscating candles lit in remembrance. but hong kong refuses to forget. victoria park was once a place where the dead of tiananmen could be remembered. not anymore.

25 years since the handover, hong kong is becoming like any other chinese city. the promises of its special status broken. this is more than a crackdown. this is a transformation.

hello there. july has got under way just wherejune left off with lots of heavy showers around. this was one of the showers crossing the skies of aboyne in aberdeenshire, and if we take a look at the radar and the lightning detector, you'll see today's biggest storms have been across eastern scotland and down this eastern side of england as well. but already, our attention is turning to this next area of rain that's moving in from the west, and over the next few hours, that is going to extend from northern ireland across scotland, good part of northern england, wales, eventually reaching the south—west as well. now, temperatures, as we start off saturday morning, well up into double figures, just like they've been, really, over the last few days,

and as far as saturday's forecast goes, this area of low pressure is dominating the weather picture. a band of rain pushes eastwards followed by lots of showers. now, as far as the wimbledon forecast goes, might actually miss out on the rain here, fingers crossed. some sunshine in the morning and the cloud will tend to build, but it's not until the evening time that we're expecting some rain. the rain will come courtesy of this weather front that will continue to push its way eastwards across england. behind that, we see the showers packing in, some heavy ones into the north—west of scotland. that's probably where we'll see the day's thunderstorms break out. but with some sunny spells around, we're looking at temperatures like they've been, really, for a number of days now — high teens across western areas, typically about 18 or so. about 21, 22 in the sunshine further east. now, sunday, we've got further showers to come, probably not quite so many, and into the afternoon, wales and south—west england, a decent shower before it's becoming dry here. but quite a lot of cloud for scotland again, quite breezy conditions here and, so, cool, just 1a in stornoway.

0therwise, temperatures again high teens to low 20s. monday's forecast — a little bit more rain to come across the north—west of scotland. that looks like it's going to be heavier here. the rain pushes eastwards and southwards during the day. across wales, the midlands, east anglia and the south, probably staying predominantly dry. a touch warmer in places, highs up to 23 in london. but as we dive deeper into next week, this area of high pressure very gradually is going to exert a bit more of an influence on our weather, some warmer air toppling around the top side of that, but it looks like we could see still quite a bit of cloud across scotland and northern ireland, still with the threat of a few showers. sunnier and warmer further south.

restricting what she can say in the classroom.

this is bbc world news, i'm rich preston. our top stories: google vows to delete certain location data of users in the us to prevent the identification of those who terminate pregnancies illegally. calls for more protection for women using abortion clinics in northern ireland, as the uk supreme court debates banning protests. ukraine accuses moscow of stealing grain as a russian—flagged ship sets sail with a cargo of seed. top racing driver sir lewis hamilton demands a change in attitude in formula 1, after a former champion used a racially offensive term. and unesco places the ukrainian version of borscht on its list of threatened cultural heritage, but moscow's not happy about it.