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in hong kong. well it's it was i think it was its mission if it was not surprising so it was expected but what we have seen no over the past 2 years wasn't significant deterioration of the power of this democracy movement so this is just another step into this direction or another nail in the coffin for the moccasin movement of income with this ongoing clampdown how close today are we basically essentially to a one country one system reality in hong kong where china runs things. well i think we are not moving towards a one country 2 economic systems situation who come so beijing had always emphasize that in the one country 2 systems. metrics the one country is the most important part and then you have the 2 systems while in hong kong and especially within that democracy movement to 2 systems was the most important one but in beijing you know it shows that in the end it has more power to push forward its own reading of the one country 2 systems idea and that is as i mentioned it's one country that t

anything is possible now in hong kong. it because your imagination can carry you to really some hopeless situation. fear is the most inexpensive and convenient way of ruling people and controlling people. if they can induce fear in you, that is the easiest way to control you, that's the cheapest to control you and the most effective way. and they know it and they are very good at it. hours after we finished filming, jimmy lai is charged with fraud and colluding with foreign powers, and is denied bail. this isjimmy lai's last interview as a free man. there's going to be a lot of press today so it is better to get started right now. kt is back from covering the us elections and has been assigned to cover the trial ofjimmy lai. his first task is to get a shot of him leaving the detention centre. you have to climb over the trees. how does it feel being back in hong kong? it is great, it is great. though the news every day is a very sad, so it is a kind of a mixture of feeling. it seems like a totally different city right now.

anything is possible now in hong kong. it because your imagination can carry you to really some hopeless situation. fear is the most inexpensive and convenient way of ruling people and controlling people. if they can induce fear in you, that is the easiest way to control you, that's the cheapest to control you and the most effective way. and they know it and they are very good at it. hours after we finished filming, jimmy lai is charged with fraud and colluding with foreign powers, and is denied bail. this isjimmy lai's last interview as a free man. there's going to be a lot of press today so it is better to get started right now. kt is back from covering the us elections and has been assigned to cover the trial ofjimmy lai. his first task is to get a shot of him leaving the detention centre. you have to climb over the trees. how does it feel being back in hong kong? it is great, it is great. though the news every day is a very sad, so it is a kind of a mixture of feeling. it seems like a totally different city right now.

news live from berlin and hong kong court convicts 7 pro-democracy figures including media tycoon jimmy lie the group was found guilty of unauthorized assembly during the protests of 2019 will anyone in hong kong now dare to speak up for democracy we will ask activist in exile nathan long. europe's broken migration policy asylum seekers are spending years in holding camps in greece we asked a german parliament member how do you can fix the disaster out of store staff. thank you. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. accorded hong kong has convicted 7 prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians for their role in anti-government protests 2019 sentencing of the group will take place at a later date but they could face up to 5 years in prison 2 other defendants have previously pleaded guilty. now those convicted on thursday include the man known as hong kong's father of democracy martin levy he is the 82 year old co-founder of the democratic party also 73 year old media tycoon jimmy lie he is one of the most outspoken critics of the current administration. and margaret own a 73 year

by beijing and hong kong authorities. cannot lead of course the civil human rights front is very very disappointed by the sentencing today it creates a chilling effect that makes us citizens afraid of speaking up it also makes the society gradually lose a rational patient and peaceful voice to communicate with the government so you're fair would. massive protests swept hong kong organized 29 tane they began as a reaction to an extradition build allowing people to be transferred to mainland china and then activists feed opposition leaders could be sent to china now they are being prosecuted at harm. despite the sentences activists say they won't back down in the fight for freedoms for hong kong but it's getting tougher and tougher to stand up for democracy in the city. to talk more about the situation in hong kong we're joined now by glacier quarreling an activist from hong kong who's currently living here in berlin she is the founder of the n.-g. o. keyboard frontline which monitors privacy security on the internet welcom

separate hong kong china promoting independence or self rule s. on the take the beijing sell through or independence well as a session is constitutionally sensible that's not amount of tents i'm happy to do parts in that's all the time so in school right now taking the position bed our hong kong independence is the best option is not a threat or a violation of national security you're saying. if it's an economic objective aids i don't see any problem there's a eat only mode if you tell students that independence is the only way we enjoy self rule and you organize students into. and also as public roads has waited flat that's not the thing so if i as a student engage in a debate there's an intellectual exercise making the case to give the affirmative position that hong kong should gain independence that's acceptable if at the end of the debate i walk out of the debate hall wearing a t. shirt that says i support hong kong independence i have now violated national security laws at a fair assessment i don't generalize that way you know all over the si

to be called in hong kong thank you. and there are so many concerns about what these sentences mean for democracy in hong kong because we just spoke with there who she had the opportunity to speak with one defendant the former chairman. of the hong kong democratic party about how he sees the increasing crackdown on dissent. a silver medal awarded to young song by the government for his political work it was something this former lawmaker felt proud of but 12 years later it seems to represent a hong kong that's been lost time to cover been a beating. us to. follow him and approach to hong kong try to as my country my home cause my home to love your country doesn't mean you love a certain political regime your own song was one of 10 defendants found guilty of all going izing or attending marches in 2019 during massive anti-government protests many opposition icons of his generation now sentenced for the 1st time this is just the 1st of 6 charges against young saw him the 73 year old has taught at the university of hong kon

same with venue in hong kong that originally the police approved. to all the nice to have an assembly but then too many people showed up all the nice 1700000 people showed up that jammed all the rolls and entrances off the assembly but now the prosecutor accused the defendants of turning that proof assembly into although i must authorize march and then the justice agree with it dependence that they claim that they were only leaving the crown out of the park for safety reasons but all that were rejected and so now the case is such a pro 16 for the defendants to submit mitigation before sentencing and they most of them now and then earlier before the verdict i have spoken to one of the defendants a young officer an activist who told me that he is actually prepared for a child home for his very 1st criminal confession in life. a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only was young dedicated to that 18 i tenement krakow is located at the minatory repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong includin

on the line from hong kong. did you make false statements to obtain information from a vehicle for your documentary. absolutely a lot because like searching information on the coast has been a long time practice in hong kong and i believe every journalist and hong kong has practiced the same thing in the past 20 in the past 2 decades over the. 20 years are journalists in hong kong free to do is to do a database of the ficos for reporting and journalistic purpose and we have to fill up a form declare our purpose on making those as us do data which in crew legal proceedings. as and sells or courier and are the vehicle purpose and in parts we always chose our dovi coast transportation paths and we haven't we did not we never have an understanding that. journalists as a single judo's data is a novel in hong kong so i gave them fig that i am making false statements to dos in the mission does that mean that you were targeted for reporting on an incident where police were accused of standing by and not intervening. wel

we have sufficient supply in hong kong. we have choices for the hong kong people to choose from.others and themselves, we require travelers joining the air bubble scheme to get vaccinated, two doses, and wait for at least 14 days before they can join this scheme. these are the four additional requirements. regional requirements will be kept. if they have to get tested negative, they have to travel on a designated flight. after fulfilling that, they will be free from any restrictions. i will not elaborate that they have to be tested negative within 72 hours before they travel. and they can only travel on designated flights. we have issued a press release setting out specific requirements of this hong kong-singapore air travel bubble. we have also notified airline companies for them to make arrangements. the relaunching of the air travel bubble will be conducive to the function of cross-border travel. it will also be used as an example for relaunching our travel bubble with other cases in a safe manner. in the coming months, we will work with stakeholders as well as the singaporean

news live from berlin and veteran pro-democracy activists in hong kong await their fate they are due to be sentenced for their roles and one of the city's largest ever protests but the latest in a string of anti establishment figures to face the courts we'll go live to our correspondent. also coming up a plea for urgent action against germany's 3rd wave german doctors are calling for swift measures and the head of the public health institute says the time to change course is now. thousands of images tell the story of the pandemic but this touching photo captures what has been a dramatic years we'll get a close up of the winner of the world press photo contest. i'm sleepy so let's go that's good to have you with us some of hong kong's most prominent democracy campaigners may be minutes away from being sentenced for speaking out against the government they've already been convicted for various roles in the 2900 protests among those in court the 82 year old lawyer martin lee who's considered hong kong's father of democracy also well known publisher jimmy light back in 2019 an estimated

i think in the country seelye hong kong freedom and hong kong system has been compromised and they are it in practice if you provide hong kong is like a state program like that and u.k. provided congress with you know can 80 and can he candidates make canada and australia have provided some service a power promised i think the european union or germany can follow suit if it's right and safety for commerce who are in need of that glacier if you and i speak again about hong kong 10 years from now what will you be saying about how much it's changed. i'd say i never i somehow expected things to be very bad in hong kong 10 years from like 10 years ago but i never thought it would happen so i'd say a lot of things have changed hong kong least not the place that i was following lloyd if you don't was being deprived. freedom of speech is no law and therefore you know it's m.p.'s got impeached for projects that hong kong has a very famous for and not allowed anymore just like date all of the thinkers have being sentenced and tom guilty because carrying out a piece of process and how come you or

by beijing and hong kong authorities. cannot think of the civil human rights front is very very disappointed by the sentencing today it creates a chilling effect that makes us citizens afraid of speaking up it also makes the society gradually lose a rational patient and peaceful voice to communicate with the government oh yes there were. massive protests swept hong kong organized 29 tain they began as a reaction to an extradition bill allowing people to be transferred to mainland china and then activists feed opposition leaders could be sent to china now they. being prosecuted at harm. despite the sentences activists say they won't back down in the fight for freedoms for home kong but it's getting tougher and tougher to stand up for democracy in the city. we're joined by christian should cooper she's a professor of contemporary chinese studies at the university of trigger in western germany welcome for fessor give us some perspective how much of a blow have these sentences dealt on hong kong's pro-democracy movement. well

centering around the hong kong demonstrations two years ago. >> beijing put so much pressure on hong r to reshape hong kong in their picture. >> reporter: 2019 was a year of global unrest, protests in hong kong spurring demonstrations across the world. the former british colony handed over to china in 1997. for the most part enjoyed some form of independence from the mainland. but over time the city's rights slowly eroded. in 2019, a bill was introduced that would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland china, sparking massive unrest. the proposed law seen as an attack on hong kong's human rights. even after the bill was shelved, the protests raged on. >> it is not only just about any single legislation or policy that is going to be passed in hong kong, it is really about the continuous and also long-term encroachment and also crackdown from the communist party. >> reporter: over the course of a new, director anders hammer followed the hong kong protesters. >> the biggest impact was to see these young protesters going through this great trauma about losing basically their

back in $29000.00 an estimated $1700000.00 people marched in protest of a bill that would allow hong kong residents to be extradited to china for trial. let's bring in our correspondent phoebe kong she's standing by for us in hong kong with the latest on this story phoebe it's good to see you so we've heard that the sentencing will be handed down for all the defendants today what are you expecting . and yes i'm now sending absecon today 10 defendants who are all of the fashion icons of hong kong's opposition movement now facing sanctions inside the car about the fate oh no by that they will have to go to china or face other criminal sentence. about that petition patient in 2019 and the government. a lot of media tycoon and also the facts one activist facing most. and contracted off those charge just accusing them of participating and also organizing and authorize assembly back in august 29 teams so this morning many of the defendants damage occasionally in front of the judge inside the talk room laying out quoting that looking back at their lifelong service in hong kong in the community a

you're watching news asia coming out today some of hong kong's top activists and politicians have been found guilty for their role in anti-government protests in 2019 including. the founder of one of the territory's political parties follows the life long activist. plus what to make of the world health organizations investigation into the penn demick so origins china has one take the united states another. i'm melissa chan thank you for joining us 9 of the most well known and well loved hong kong activists and politicians have been found guilty of organizing and participating in popular protests back in 2000 in 1000 they include 82 year old martin lee one of the key architects of the territory's constitution a defender of civil liberties and the founder of hong kong's 1st pro democracy party media tycoon jimmy lie has also been found guilty along with margaret in a respected former lawmaker the founder of hong kong's labor party chuck young was also found guilty cong caught up with him in the days before his verdict. a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only will see young d

adrian: for us, we are very optimistic with hong kong. and we will grow together in hong kong.orizon is actually long-term. we're thinking it's great. juliette: that was new world executive vice chairman and ceo adrian cheng speaking exquisitely to david ingles. a mainland chinese property family is building a presence in hong kong by snapping up land plots and even a prominent local newspaper. here with the details is shauna:. tell us a little bit more here -- shauna quan. tell us a little bit more here. shauna: even though it's listed in hong kong, it's based in change in an is a dominant -- shenzhen and is a dominant player. while it is not familiar right now, it is going to be. the company and family are snapping up several land plots just last year, even buying a local newspaper, which was a rare move for chinese developers in hong kong. rishaad: is this a start of a trend? have we seen some chinese money -- we seen some chinese money flow into hong kong. is there going to be more ny? -- and why? adrian: definitely. it's increasing investment appetite from western companie

father of democracy sarah clarke is at the courthouse in hong kong. this is some of the most high profile democracy tempo's here in hong kong some of the bit this is what activists are here in hong kong and several of those so far have been found guilty you know we spoke to martin lee the father of democracy movement on his why is he.

s lifetime for lead prominent democracy activists in hong kong are headed to jail terms and suspended sentences they are the latest in a string of anti establishment figures to face the courts over their roles at one of the city's largest ever protests we will go live to our correspondent. also coming up to intensive care workers in germany are sending one distress call after another that's what the chancellor angela merkel told lawmakers urging them to consider granting her the power to impose tougher restrictions in germany's 10 demick fight. and sometimes when times are tough but you do post is a hot subject photo captures what has been a dramatic year from thousands of images back to tell the story of the pandemic this one the top prize of the world press photo contest we'll hear from the photographer. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. 10 of hong kong's most prominent democracy campaigners have been sentenced for their roles in the 2098 anti-government protests media tycoon jimmy lie will serve a total of 14 months in prison he's been given 2 sentences for on authorised asse

punished for speaking out hong kong's pro-democracy activists are sentence. more than a year in jail for joining mass demonstrations against china's tightening grip on the territory also coming. this violence and so says the u.s. vice president after people are killed and yet a shooting this time in a fed ex facility in indianapolis. has no clear motive. and a show of confidence angela merkel gets her 1st job at 19 shots and receives astra zeneca germany's chancellor says she's happy to take the vaccine and others to do the same also warns of a crisis in mozambique where more than half a 1000000 people have fled attacks by islamic militias our correspondent reports from people who are seeking shelter. viewers on p.b.s. in the u.s. and to all of you around the world it's good to have you with us. 10 of hong kong's most prominent democracy campaigners have been sentenced for taking part in anti-government protest media tycoon jimmy law i will serve 14 months in prison for unauthorized assembly 82 year old martin lee known as hong kong's father of democracy got

jimmy lie has also been found guilty along with margaret a respected former lawmaker the founder of hong kong's labor party each up young was also found guilty kong caught up with him in the days before his verdict. a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only museum dedicated to the 18 i channel in krakow is located the military repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong including legion again i was there during the during for the massacre and i was deeply in propre days after my relieve pressure to hong kong crash that i would spend my life time in 5 people who mockers in china. were not being very. street at leisure again is facing a difference fate critics see and i don't massive track now being carried out by the change this time honest most liberal and democratic city hall can't in the wake of anti-government protests here an age this which all the icing and attending and authorizes and that's really wish over a 1000000 people took part was one of the few without power and questions every one of the defendants a high profile figures

some of the veteran activists here in hong kong and 7 of those so i feel have been found guilty you know we spoke to must and they are the father of democracy movement on his way and he said he's prepared to go to jail to fight for democracy and fight for the rights of the freedoms of this former british territory also spoke to leach he's the man who organizes the tiananmen square vigil every year he's a veteran of this particular movement he said he's prepared to go to joe he's prepared to continue his fight for democracy in july he's also prepared we're looking forward to catching up with a number of the other members of the movement who are already behind that setting at the verdict has just happened we've got 7 of those found guilty in this particular high profile group of pro-democracy activists in hong kong and if this group does indeed get sent to prison where does this leave hong kong's pro-democracy movement. well this started we appear to have nearly every major voice of dissent to opposition in hong kong the only. already behind bars now lead chuck young who's just be

this is d w news live from berlin a court in hong kong convicts 7 pro-democracy figures including media tycoon jimmy lie the group was found guilty of an authorised assembly during the protests in $29.00 teams will anyone in hong kong now dare to speak up for democracy we will at least get an activist in exile make the law. also coming up france is heading into lockdown 43rd time president fox says the shutdown already in place since of reagents will be extended to the entire country for at least one month. and president biden i'm valent a 2 trillion dollar infrastructure overhaul for the united states but how does he plan to pay for the last of spending package clocks europe's broken migration policy and time seekers are spending the years at holding camps in greece it will last for the german parliament member how the e.u. can fix the disaster added store staff. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. according hong kong has convicted 7 prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians for their role in anti-government protests back in 20192 other defendants have previously pleaded gu

and we had another reminder yesterday of just how hong kong is being remade in china's image hong kong marked national security education day for the 1st time it means that in future children as young as 5 and 6 will have to learn about things like secession and subversion it is a way a reminder of just how rapidly things are unfolding here i should add that the those facing those on currently waiting to learn their fate inside their school facing sentences of between 2 and 3 years and we should know i would imagine within the next few hours exactly what their fate is ageing will come back to soon as there are any developments in the meantime thank you so much adrian brown there reporting live for us this. india has recorded more than 200000 new covert 19 infections for the 2nd consecutive day the country is now the 2nd worst affected country in terms of new cases the authorities are looking to import oxygen as levels from dangerously low the largest is in the state of maharashtra where morgues have been overwhelmed health experts say large political and religious gatherings are m

approach to hong kong time is my country home cause my whole. to love your country doesn't mean you love a certain political regime young so much one of 10 defendants found guilty of all going izing or attending marches in 2019 during massive anti-government protests many opposition icons of his generation now sentenced for the 1st time this is just the 1st of 6 charges against your. the 73 year old has taught at the university of hong kong for decades while also engaging in politics in court he was the only defendant to read out his submission in person as a civil disobedience per beauty but i don't feel remorse because i don't think i have done anything wrong and so i don't be picky my case to. go for appeal in prison. will be a surprise to me. young son calls himself a moderate who hoped for democracy under chinese rule but that hasn't happened before hong kong's handover from britain to china you saw him and fellow activists martin lee set up the democratic party they were among the 1st lawmakers directly elected to voice dissent in the cham

bag that can't be a good qantas search al-jazeera investigates the poaches pipeline. 9 prominent hong kong activists are convicted for their role in the $2900.00 protest including the so-called father of hong kong democracy but the media tycoon . hello i'm adrian forgive this is al jazeera live from joe also coming up. next. more distressing video of george floyd's fatal arrest proves overwhelming for witnesses at the trial of the former u.s. police officer who's accused of. the violence the attacks the killings children there polly for the words of condemnation of the u.n. where the security council has been warned me in moscow bloody antique coupe crackdown risks causing a civil war. and france is ordered into its 3rd national lockdown to push back a 3rd wave of covert 19 infections are threatening to overwhelm hospitals. of course in hong kong has found 7 prominent pro-democracy activists guilty for their role in the $2900.00 protest prosecutors say the demonstration was an old arised those convicted include a media tycoon former legislators and the man who is considered to be hong kong

the chinese government is ramping up pressure on hong kong. more and more pro-democracy activists either flee the country or end up in court like li turk am . a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only will see young dedicated to the 18 i channel in krakow is located the military repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong including leach again i was there during the doing for the massacre and i was the plane for free days after my release back to hong kong i crashed and i will spend my life time by people democracy in china and so that those who sacrificed were not being very. streeter case all leisure is facing a difference fate critic c n n in massive track now being carried out by painting this time on this most liberal and democratic city hong kong in the wake of anti-government protest here an age this was hostile organizing and that's handy and authorizes and that's really it was over a 1000000 people took part was one of the few without found questions every one of the defendant

let's go to sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. sophie: this morning, asian stocks are set for big start as investors see cracks in that reflation trade. last week energy and industrials lagged with the worst five day stretch for asian equities in a month. today earnings on tap across the region including hitachi metals, as industrial nettles have rallied to multiyear highs infrastructure and a shift to green spending providing support. the aussie dollar has been in favor with the commodity like currency trading 77 this morning, with upside risk for the company -- the currency with global growth persisting. bitcoin prices this monday morning in asia come up prices holding losses below $50,000 after the worst week in two months or the digital currency with president biden's proposed capital gains tax adding to the right, -- we are watching crypto related plays in asia this monday. also in south korea the authorities seized crypto assets -- assets from ton -- hundreds of the liquid taxpayers. shery: the coronavirus crisis worsening w

so, we have been seeing protesters in hong kong fleeing out of the city.e me, so they had to apply for asylum. and i think i could set up a reference for the government to look up to these applications and try to facilitate them so that protesters in hong kong can be free from the threat of the chinese communist party and have a safe spot to thrive. nathan law speaking to me a little earlier. stay with us on bbc news. still to come... re—thinking the forces of physics. a team of scientists say there may be a new force ..years of hatred and rage as theyjump upon the statue... this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's i works were beautiful, they were intelligent and it's a sad loss to everybody - who loves art. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... regulators say the benefits of the astrazeneca covid vaccine outweigh the small risk of blood clots, but the uk is to offer alternative

hong kong has handed down a verdict on activists.ie being found guilty -- jimmy lai being found guilty. it's all about the national security law and the conspiracy to collude with foreign forces. the maximum penalty could be life imprisonment. this is according to the national security law here as well. just one line, martin lee, jimmy lai guilty over those 2019 protests. that's a story we will get more details on as the morning progresses. let's have a look at first word news with vonnie quinn. vonnie: thank you. we start in the u.s. where president joe biden has resumed his massive infrastructure plan and is counting on business to pay for the 2.25 trillion dollar deal. his goals support transportation, manufacturing, research development, and high-speed. he would impose a minimum tax of 21% on global corporate earnings . the wto has raised its projections for the year forecasting and 8% rise in global trade. that will be the biggest improvement since 2010. the director general says the projection would be tied to virus disruption,

lai has also been found guilty along with margaret ng a respected former lawmaker the founder of hong kong's labor party was also found guilty w.'s phoebe kong caught up with him in the days before his verdict. a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only museum dedicated to the 18 i tell them in krakow is located the military repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong including leadership again i was there . for the massacre and i was the pain propre days after my relieve pressure to hong kong crash that i would spend my life by people who mock within china and. were not be invading streets are legion again is facing a difference fades critics say and i don't massive track now being carried out by the chain this time honest mostly liberal and democratic city hong kong in the wake of anti-government protest here an age of this which asked for organizing and attending and authorizes and that's really it was over a 1000000 people took part was one of the few without violent questions every one of the defendants are high profile figures a

on the line from hong kong. did you make false statements to obtain information from a vehicle for your documentary. absolutely a lot because like searching information on the coast has been a long time pretis in hong kong and i believe every journalist and hong kong has the same thing in the past 20 in the past 2 decades over the. 20 years are journalists in hong kong a free to do studio database off to the coast for reporting and generalistic purpose and we have to fill up a form declare our purpose on making those as us do data which in crew legal proceedings. and cells or car and vehicle purpose and in parts we always chose our dovi coast transportation paths and we haven't we did not we never have an understanding that. journalists as a sing to doze data is a novel in hong kong so i give them fig that i am making false statements to doze information does that mean that you were targeted for reporting on an incident where police were accused of standing by and not intervening. well. i always talked to those

in hong kong and but i'm ready to pay the price and ready for something witnessed hong kong long struck the 64 year old activist not optimistic he believes that he will continue to fight for democracy and to define the e.u. . wealthy becoming joins us live now from hong kong what more can you tell us about these verdicts and what lies ahead. well today's 7 of the prominence defendants were found. to have already pleaded guilty in the earlier trials so the rally we're talking about happened back in 2918. that was one of the largest really turning 19 anti-government movement in hong kong so the defendants during the trial they argue that this is an unconstitutional prosecution and the british are assembly right because they have the right to host peaceful assembly and they originally opposed this approve. approve an assembly to be held in the park but there were too many people joining the rallies so there were only the crowd over the park to ease overcrowding but at the end today we see the judge from hong kong. basically. rejecting all of these defense arguments and saying about she doe

by beijing and hong kong authorities. cannot think of this simple human rights front is very very disappointed by the sentencing today it creates a chilling effect that makes us citizens afraid of speaking up it also makes the society gradually lose a rational patient and peaceful voice to communicate with the government oh yes there were. massive protests swept hong kong organized 29 tain they began as a reaction to an extradition build allowing people to be transferred to mainland china and then activists and feed opposition leaders could be sent to china now they are being prosecuted at home. despite the sentences activists say they won't back down in the fight for freedoms for hong kong but it's getting tougher and tougher to stand up for democracy in the city. i w correspondent cv congress scribes what happened as the activists were sentenced while happy to stay in the court room in our 3rd day to observe they are sentencing and right after the judge announced the sentences on the all the 10 the fenders are the cochr

you know hong kong. but i'm ready to pay the prize and ready to face it something witnessed hong kong's decades long struggle the 64 year old activist is not optimistic but he believes that his accent says we'll continue to fight for democracy and to defy the leverage to call. our correspondent phebe kong sent us that report and we'll go to her live back to hong kong now for more on the story hi phoebe what more can you tell us about these verdicts handed down today. well the church has basically rejected almost all the fans' arguments in ruling that should rule is that there is nothing to do with unconstitutional there is nothing unconstitutional about the persecution itself and the offense of authorize assembly even those the rally is a peaceful one so during the trial the defendants argued that the new rarely they participated in which is originally approved by the police that they hold an assembly in the park that they want to lead a crowd of heart out of because of safety concerns and because of a c

this is news live from berlin a court in hong kong convicts 7 pro-democracy figures including media tycoon jim you lie the group was found guilty of an authorised assembly during these protests and 2019 will anyone in hong kong now dare to speak up for democracy we will ask ask activists in exile nathan law. also coming up french president emmanuel micron borders the country into its 3rd national lockdown effective saturday and other ways of coping 19 infections threatens to overwhelm hospitals plus president biden unveiling a 2 trillion dollar infrastructure overhaul for the united states but how does he plan to pay for the massive spending package and europe's broken migration policy asylum seekers are spending years of camps in greece will ask a german parliament member l.t.e. you can fix the disaster i did store staff. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. accorded hong kong has convicted 7 prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians for their role in anti-government protests in 20192 other defendants have previously pleaded guilty now these defendants they included the man kno

_ that the human rights crisis in hong kong will— that the human rights crisis in hong kong willctive action can _ agenda so that collective action can be _ agenda so that collective action can be taken? - agenda so that collective action can be taken? mm agenda so that collective action can be taken? my lords, firstl on action can be taken? my lords, firstly on the noble _ action can be taken? my lords, firstly on the noble lady's - firstly on the noble lady's second question, the noble lady would have already noted the co—ordination we've shown g7 partners and the support indeed that we've gained from our g7 partners on the situation in hong kong and while the agenda is still being finalised the leaders meeting, i'm sure the situation in both china and hong kong will be very much part of those considerations. 0n the issue of the specific actions against those in hong kong, as i said, we keep the situation under review but i can't go further than that. fit, can't go further than that. a crossbench peer highlighted the case ofjimmy lai who has been in prison. fits case ofjimmy lai

on the line from hong kong. did you make false statements to obtain information from a vehicle for your documentary. absolutely a lot because like searching information on the coast has been a long time practice in hong kong and i believe every journalist and hong kong has practiced the same thing in the past 20 in the past 2 decades over the. 20 years are journalists in hong kong free to do studio database off to the coast for reporting and journalistic purpose and we have to fill up a form wish declare our purpose on making those as us do data which in crew legal proceedings. and sells or courier an art vehicle purpose and in in the parts we always chose our dovi coast transportation paths and we have been we did not we never have an understanding that. journalists as a single judo's data is a novel in hong kong so i give them fig that i am making false statements to those in the mission does that mean that you were targeted for reporting on an incident where police were accused of standing by and not interven

veterans of hong kong's pro-democracy movement to convicted over a $29.00 to protest song now face jail time. hi there i'm convinced this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. a peaceful protest marks 2 months of demonstrations against me and miles miter the u.n. is warning it's on the brink of civil war. with. more distressing video of george floyd's fatal wrist proves overwhelming for witnesses at the trial of the former u.s. police officer accused of his murder. among the real hard time of being pulled on the ground of different places. where the u.s. city where black people are in the majority boss are battling to get covert 900 vaccinations. we begin with hong kong where prominent pro-democracy activists have been found guilty for their role in a massive protest and 2097 of them have been convicted for illegal assembly and an unauthorized protest. include a media tycoon former legislators and a democracy veteran activist a crackdown on dissent escalated of the china's imposition of a national security law on hong kong last year let's go live now to sarah clarke who is in hon

the demand for hong kong people, they portray hong kong's protests as initiated by so-called foreignests instead of independently by hong kong people so they can break up the demands, the legitimate demands of hong kong people and claim it is just some, like, conspiracy initiated by countries that want china to fall. and that is not true. hong kong people self initiated all those protests and up until now they have been recurring those narratives for years. there has been none evidence on what they have said. so i think this qualifies to be classified as conspiracy theory and a smear tactic to hong kong's democratic movement. >> after you arrived in the u.k. you did meet with the now former secretary of state mike pompeo. what would you like to see now, from the biden administration? >> the china policy is one of the few if not only, policy areas, that is continuity in between to a ministrations. in the current biden administration, they have been conducting china policy in much more multilateral way. they have been deploying different strategies, including coordinating sanctions, to

making it difficult. >> we have managed over the past feyears, so this is a big retreat of docracy in hong kong. i think it is a big question. >> the fight of his generation may soon become history, but he doesn't think that efforts will have been in vain. >> hong ng history is so full of struggles, but i will never disengage myself from politics. democracy is not just about party politics but also how it affects our ways of living. we insist on a rational and peaceful approach, and i think this is the way to solve the problem in the long run. >> he believes democratic values are now deeply rooted in hong kong's culture. his fight is not over yet. michael: we can tell you that the former chairman of the hong kong democratic party featured in that report has been given a suspended sentence. he still faces five other charges. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines at this hour. raul castro is standing down as the head of cuba's communist party. he and his brother fidel ruled cuba for more than six decades, a raul castro says he is handing off to a younger generation.

so, we have been seeing protesters in hong kong fleeing out i protesters in hong kong fleeing out ofsylum. i think... could apply forasylum. ithink... could set apply for asylum. i think... could set up a reference for the government to look up to these applications and try to facilitate so that protesters in hong kong can be free from the threat of the chinese communist party. nathan law, pro-democracy — chinese communist party. nathan law, pro-democracy activists, _ chinese communist party. nathan law, pro-democracy activists, thank - chinese communist party. nathan law, pro-democracy activists, thank you. . in other news... the us state department says america is prepared to remove sanctions against tehran that are inconsistent with the iran nuclear deal. the two sides are holding indirect talks in vienna, as diplomats try to bring them back into compliance with the 2015 accord. the british prime minister says he's deeply concerned by further scenes of violence in northern ireland. crowds in a unionist area of belfast have set a hijacked bus on fire and attacked police with stones