this is bbc news, the headlines: fighting appears to be intensifying around the ukrainian city of lysychansk as russian forces try to take the only remaining city in the luhansk region not under their control. it's come under intense shelling but a ukrainian spokesman denied claims that russian—backed fighters had now encircled the city. libyan activists say they'll continue protesting until the ruling elite steps aside. the comments follow rallies in most parts of the country on friday, which ended in the parliament building in tobruk being stormed and then set on fire. the united nations has called for calm in libya. a three—day meeting of religious and tribal leaders in afghanistan has ended with a call on the international community to recognise the taliban government and lift all sanctions on the country.

the male—only meeting also declared that any armed resistance against the militants would be considered a rebellion. hundreds of people took part on saturday in a silent vigilfor zara aleena, who was murdered in east london while walking home. the 35—year—old was minutes from her front door when she was attacked in ilford last week. 29—year—old jordan mcsweeney has been charged with her murder. ayshea buks was there. it has been an extraordinary day here. obviously very emotional for the day here. obviously very emotionalfor the family day here. obviously very emotional for the family but they wanted to invite people here, to gants hill in east london in their words to walk the rr home. hundredsjoin them in doing that. they worked through the streets of gants hill to the point where we are now and as you can see, there

are women and men and very young children. i spoke to one mother who said she wanted to bring herfour sons because she wanted them to be educated and remember that it is not acceptable to ignore the issue of violence against women and girls, and also to show respect for women. there are also local politicians and national leaders who have come to show their respects. the family have said that zara aleena was a brave and fearless, independent young woman. she was 35 years old and just secured a job at the royal court ofjustice and was an aspiring lawyer. one of her friends told me she would have been fully in favour of what has happened here today, that people are walking to demonstrate their demand for change and cancellations for this very, pertinent issue, in their words,, and yesterday

their words, , and yesterday jordan their words,, and yesterday jordan mcsweeney, 29—year—old from dagenham in east london appeared in court, charged with the murder of zara, and attempted rape. the family have said they do not want the life of zara should be defined by her death. you can see here that with the solidarity of many other women's groups, violence against women, for example. they said they want zara to be remembered as the brave and independent woman that she was. 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's 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've spent 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 two 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 for me. 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, kin was a 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.

released from hospital, kin was charged with rioting and assaulting 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, sorry, sir! no photos here! they turn him away, and i won't see him again for some time. it's june 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. i am a journalist! the new law silences the protest movement. anyone found guilty of violating it, can be imprisoned for life. every country and territory needs national security law to protect itself. we must protect our people from espionage, terrorism, political interference, subversion.

that is what every government does. almost every international government would say this is a draconian law. why do they say that? because they are biased. because they have an ideological bias against china and hong kong is part of china. at least it's better thanjail in china. in hong kong, my family can know what happens to me. 24—year—old jennifer is getting ready to go back to court. convicted of rioting, she is coming to the end of a 2.5 year process. she is saying goodbye to herfamily. they have asked not

to be filmed. it has been a long way and finally we can go closer to the end of this trouble. scores of other young people were outside court today, many awaiting sentencing for 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 pong 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 would probably be an obvious target to them. 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.

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. part two of the weekend is looking fairly unsettled as well. we'll have more showers around, some of them could turn out to be quite heavy in places, maybe some rumbles of thunder. the winds light in the south, quite breezy across northern areas, and it's because we've got low pressure to the north of the uk, high pressure towards the south and a couple of weak weather fronts crossing the country. these will enhance the shower activity. now, one such front will be lying across central parts of the uk through the morning, so it'll be rather cloudy

here with some showery rain, some sunshine across the south, showers. quite breezy across scotland and northern ireland. but into the afternoon, all areas will see sunshine and showers — some of them could be heavy across some central and eastern areas. it could turn a bit drier towards western areas later in the day. top temperatures 21—22 degrees in the south and east, generally the mid—teens further north. now, there could be a passing shower at wimbledon, but i think the emphasis will be on drier and sunnier weather, with light winds, and a top temperature of around 22 degrees. now, through sunday night, it looks like the showers will fade away. lengthy clear skies again across england and wales. scotland and northern ireland will stay breezy, with showers or longer spells of rain, and temperatures will range from around nine to 12 celsius across the uk. so, monday, we start off with some sunshine across southern and eastern areas, a few showers developing here into the afternoon. most of the showers, though,

will be across the north and west of the country, leaving some longer spells of rain at times, for the north and west of scotland. temperatures again, the mid—teens in the north. we could see 22, or even 23 degrees, across southeast england. this area of high pressure want to continue to build into the southwest, but around the top of it, it will feed in a lot of cloud to northern and western parts of the country. some cloud getting down into the south and the east as well, maybe just one or two showers here, and top temperatures around 17 to 22 celsius. now, as we move deeper into the week, it looks like this area of high pressure will continue to influence our weather, pushing these weather fronts away, but it'll always be cloudier, with the chance of some showers, and stronger breeze across the north and the west of the uk for the rest of the week. you can see the cloudier sky across scotland and northern ireland. the further south that you are, a better chance of staying dry, and it should start to turn warmer, perhaps reaching 26 degrees on friday.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm rich preston. our top stories: in eastern ukraine, further fighting for control of lysycha nsk. the ukrainian army rejects russia's claims they've encircled the city. the un calls for calm in libya as anti—government protests continue but demostrators say they won't give up. a council of afghan tribal elders ends with a call for the world to recognise the taliban and lift sanctions. the biggest ever london pride — more than a million people take to the streets as it marks its 50th anniversary. and, getting fiery under the lights at wimbledon — the match one player described as a �*circus�*.