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joshua wong was the leader. the occupation of central was in five days' time. the tension was high. both pro-democracy and pro-chinese supporters began to gather together. students begin to climb over the railings of the civic square in front of the central hong kong government office. they pour into the prohibited square. the actions of one person have caused a ripple effect. students occupy the streets all night long. upon hearing about the incident, tai arrives only to be greeted with booing. this provokes the students. tai had not envisioned this outpouring of emotion when he made his original plan to occupy central. the so-called umbrella revolution attracted citizens, regardless of political beliefs, to the scene. but, in the end, nothing was achieved. and the raised fists of the students became self-inflicted wounds. the year after the umbrella revolution, the film produced by choi was released. it is an omnibus by five directors, depicting hong kong ten years from now. after an initial release in a single theater, the movie's reputation spread by word of mouth. it went on to
joshua wong was the leader. the occupation of central was in five days' time. the tension was high. both pro-democracy and pro-chinese supporters began to gather together. students begin to climb over the railings of the civic square in front of the central hong kong government office. they pour into the prohibited square. the actions of one person have caused a ripple effect. students occupy the streets all night long. upon hearing about the incident, tai arrives only to be greeted with...
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one interesting element is one of the protesters, a 20—year—old, a guy called joshua wong, he ended aay with a brief see you soon. they cannot stand for office for five years if they have done to jail for three yea rs. they have done to jail for three years. that seems to be the motive. the regime will get tougher, but you will not silence these people for the time being. we will do it on good news. we could do with some on a grim day. malala yousafzai. years after being shot by the taliban, coming to the uk after that. it is after her recovery. now she is going to university. one of the most inspirational people of all—time. many people know about malala yousafzai. she got cracking results yesterday. i have not seen what the results were. three as. just a cool three as. she is starting to make studying at lady margaret school, studying at lady margaret school, studying at lady margaret school, studying at the same place as the pakistani prime minister. we will see what she does after three or four years studying. a career in politics, one hopes. congratulations to her. that is it. we
one interesting element is one of the protesters, a 20—year—old, a guy called joshua wong, he ended aay with a brief see you soon. they cannot stand for office for five years if they have done to jail for three yea rs. they have done to jail for three years. that seems to be the motive. the regime will get tougher, but you will not silence these people for the time being. we will do it on good news. we could do with some on a grim day. malala yousafzai. years after being shot by the...
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alex chow, nathan law, and joshua wong were sent to prison for six to eight months.ast year they got community service. too lenient a sentence according to the hong kong department of justice. more.kopczynski has >> the local justice department says there is no political bias in it and they have maintained that freedom of speech is protected in hong kong and the only thing that is not protected here is the disorderly and intimidating behavior of the activists. on the other hand many rights groups and others are suggesting this is being used to not only punish them but to politically cow the opposition. in addition to the six to eight months of jail sentences they will actually barred from running for legislative office for the next five years. it does seem that regardless of what their intention is a certainly want -- they certainly will be kept out of politics for the near future. the government was not satisfied with their initial sentence of just community service which they had served out to as with an earlier trial this week they said these were not enough of a
alex chow, nathan law, and joshua wong were sent to prison for six to eight months.ast year they got community service. too lenient a sentence according to the hong kong department of justice. more.kopczynski has >> the local justice department says there is no political bias in it and they have maintained that freedom of speech is protected in hong kong and the only thing that is not protected here is the disorderly and intimidating behavior of the activists. on the other hand many...
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joshua wong, alex chow and nathan law were all linked to protests in 2014 known as the umbrella movementaid their previous sentence of community service was too lenient. juliana liu is in hong kong. hong kong's still reeling from the news that the three leaders of the umbrella movement have been jailed, this after they had already been tried, convicted, and sentenced last year. they have served out their sentences. but the government of hong kong decided the sentences were too lenient. they took their appeal to the high court, where a panel of three judges agreed with them. now, the hong kong government has been saying all along this is not politically motivated, but certainly human rights groups say that it's meant to send out a message of deterrence to other young protesters. let me just share with you how the story is being reported in newspapers here. this is the south china morning post. i think you had a quick look at the front page earlier on, but let me review how it is being covered. here is a large splash photo ofjustin wong, one of the three activists. he is being taken from a
joshua wong, alex chow and nathan law were all linked to protests in 2014 known as the umbrella movementaid their previous sentence of community service was too lenient. juliana liu is in hong kong. hong kong's still reeling from the news that the three leaders of the umbrella movement have been jailed, this after they had already been tried, convicted, and sentenced last year. they have served out their sentences. but the government of hong kong decided the sentences were too lenient. they...
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joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvementng's government pushed for tougher sentences. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: discovered after 72 years, the world war two warship sunk by a japanese submarine, in the pacific ocean. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc n
joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvementng's government pushed for tougher sentences. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: discovered after 72 years, the world war two warship sunk by a japanese submarine, in the pacific ocean. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in...
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joshua wong, alex chow, and nathan law were all linked to protests in 2014, known as the umbrella movementtence of community service was too lenient. juliana liu is in hong kong. these three pro—democracy activists are making headlines in today's hong kong publications. that is correct. hong kong is still reeling from the news that the three leaders of the umbrella movement have beenjailed. this is after being tried, convicted, and sentenced last year. they have served out their sentences. but the government of hong kong decided the sentences were too lenient. they took their appeal too lenient. they took their appeal to the high court where a panel of threejudges agreed with to the high court where a panel of three judges agreed with them. the hong kong government has been saying all along this is not politically motivated, but certainly human rights groups say it is meant to be a message of deterrence to other young protesters. let me share with young protesters. let me share with you how the story is being reported in newspapers. this is the south china morning post. a quick look at the
joshua wong, alex chow, and nathan law were all linked to protests in 2014, known as the umbrella movementtence of community service was too lenient. juliana liu is in hong kong. these three pro—democracy activists are making headlines in today's hong kong publications. that is correct. hong kong is still reeling from the news that the three leaders of the umbrella movement have beenjailed. this is after being tried, convicted, and sentenced last year. they have served out their sentences....
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the three, joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow, were initially given non—custodial sentences for theirnt in mass demonstrations in 2014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher sentences. south africa's government has confirmed it has granted diplomatic immunity to zimbabwe's first lady, grace mugabe. this allowed her to return home in the early hours of sunday. president robert mugabe's wife is accused of assaulting a 20—year—old model, gabriella engels, a week ago in a johannesburg hotel, the same hotel where her sons were staying. one of the greats of american entertainment, jerry lewis, whose goofy brand of physical comedy endeared him to millions in a career spanning six decades, had died at 91. one of the most popular comic actors of the 1950s and ‘60s, jerry lewis perfected the role of the quirky clown in slapstick comedies like the nutty professor. butjerry lewis was also loved and admired for his writing, his acting, and his charity work. as we have heard, american and south korean forces are beginning their annual joint military exercises later on monday. they involve t
the three, joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow, were initially given non—custodial sentences for theirnt in mass demonstrations in 2014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher sentences. south africa's government has confirmed it has granted diplomatic immunity to zimbabwe's first lady, grace mugabe. this allowed her to return home in the early hours of sunday. president robert mugabe's wife is accused of assaulting a 20—year—old model, gabriella engels, a week ago in a...
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joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvement014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher sentences. the uk government is to publish more details of its brexit negotiating process today. the position papers are expected to outline what happens to goods already in the single market when the uk leaves the eu. the documents should also detail how the uk, and uk employees of the eu, handle secret information gleaned from the uk's membership. ben is here with all the business news. what do you have president vladimir putin we are looking to the us, canada, and mexico. —— what do you have for us? —— we are looking to the us, canada, and mexico. the countries have pledged to reach an agreement by early next year — but some trade experts have warned the timetable is just too tight. there are huge challenges ahead. the us says it wants new measures to make sure a substantial proportion of vehicles covered by the deal are made in america. at the momentjust over 62% of each vehicle must come from one of the three countries — but repor
joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvement014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher sentences. the uk government is to publish more details of its brexit negotiating process today. the position papers are expected to outline what happens to goods already in the single market when the uk leaves the eu. the documents should also detail how the uk, and uk employees of the eu, handle secret information gleaned from the uk's...
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joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvementong kong's government pushed for tougher sentences. a massive joint military exercise involving south korea and the united states is about to begin. tens of thousands of troops, aircraft, and naval vessels will be involved, but pyongyang isn't happy, saying it amounts to what it called "pouring gasoline on fire." amidst heightened rhetoric on both sides, yogita limaye has been to the point where north and south meet. it's a place where a handful of european military personnel still monitor the armistice signed between the two koreas 64 years ago. it's a little bit like being in the eye of the hurricane. so everything is very tense around, but here, here it is calm and nice and peaceful. so it's a little bit of a strange situation sometimes. right next to the border between north and south korea, these are the men guarding the ceasefire between the two countries. the korean war, which started in june 1950, ended 27 july 1953 with an armistice agreement. and that is the same armistice ag
joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvementong kong's government pushed for tougher sentences. a massive joint military exercise involving south korea and the united states is about to begin. tens of thousands of troops, aircraft, and naval vessels will be involved, but pyongyang isn't happy, saying it amounts to what it called "pouring gasoline on fire." amidst heightened rhetoric on both sides, yogita limaye has been to...
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joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvement's government pushed for tougher sentences. the wreckage of a us warship sunk by the japanese in 1945 has been discovered north—east of the philippines. the uss indianapolis was found more than three miles below the surface. it had just completed a secret mission to deliver parts for the hiroshima nuclear bomb when it was hit by japanese torpedoes. more than 800 sailors died, the largest loss of life at sea in the history of the us navy. sarah corker reports. for 72 years, the final resting place of the uss indianapolis had been a mystery. that's it, we've got it — the indy. 5.5 kilometres beneath the surface of the philippine sea, these are the first pictures of the wreckage. an anchor marked on the left—hand side, "us navy". this was indy. this was from a refit at pearl harbor in 1942. the ship was found by a search vessel with equipment that can reach some of the deepest ocean floors. it was funded by the microsoft co—founder paul allen. we try to do this both as really exciting exa
joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvement's government pushed for tougher sentences. the wreckage of a us warship sunk by the japanese in 1945 has been discovered north—east of the philippines. the uss indianapolis was found more than three miles below the surface. it had just completed a secret mission to deliver parts for the hiroshima nuclear bomb when it was hit by japanese torpedoes. more than 800 sailors died, the largest...
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joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvementtions in 2014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher punishment. malaysia has officially apologised after printing an upside—down version of indonesia's national flag in a commemorative magazine for the south—east asian games. instead of showing the usual red horizontal band on top of a white one, the magazine got them the wrong way round. new souvenir brochures have had to be reordered. here is a good example of why not to use a mobile phone while on the move. at this crossing in china's guangxi, without warning, a sinkhole opens up in the path of a scooter rider who, too distracted by his phone, drives right in. luckily, he walked away unharmed. as we have heard, american and south korean forces are beginning their annual joint military exercises later on monday. so could they serve to increase tensions even further on the peninsula? i've been speaking to charles edel, an american military strategy expert and senior fellow at the united states studies centre at the university
joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvementtions in 2014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher punishment. malaysia has officially apologised after printing an upside—down version of indonesia's national flag in a commemorative magazine for the south—east asian games. instead of showing the usual red horizontal band on top of a white one, the magazine got them the wrong way round. new souvenir brochures have had to be...
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in hong kong, a cordless sending young activist joshua -- a court is sending young activist joshua wongprison. 2 other activists will also serve eight-month prison sentences. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david: thanks so much, margaret while nafta a good -- thanks so much, mark. while nafta negotiations are underway in washington today, the chief strategist has grabbed the spotlight on trade, and is not with mexico, but china. interview with a left-leaning publication, steve bannon says "to me, the war with china is everything, and we have to be maniacally focused on that. if we continue to lose it, we are five years, 10 years of the most, from hitting an inflection point from which we will never be able to recover." joining me is kevin rudd from was dealt a little bit with china over the years. he was the former prime minister of australia and is now the head of the asia society. i say, australia, you had to pay a lot of attention to trade with china. what do you make of mr. b
in hong kong, a cordless sending young activist joshua -- a court is sending young activist joshua wongprison. 2 other activists will also serve eight-month prison sentences. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david: thanks so much, margaret while nafta a good -- thanks so much, mark. while nafta negotiations are underway in washington today, the chief strategist has grabbed the spotlight on...
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joshua wong is one of the student leaders heading toto prison. >> [indiscernible] a settlement has been n reachedn a landmark torture lawsuit against two psychologists who helped devise the bush administration's interrogation program. the psychologists james mitchell and bruce jessen were sued by the american civil liberties union on behalf of two former cia prisoners who were tortured and the family of a man who died after being tortured in a secret cia prison. the undisclosed settlement was reached just before the case went to trial. aclu attorney dror ladin said -- "this outcome shows that there are consequences for torture and that survivors can and will hold those responsible for torture accountable."" in voting g rights news, thehe e of texas has beeeen ordered to redraw the map of its congressional districts after a federal court determined some of the districts were designed to dilute the power of latino and african-american voters. the maps were drawn by texas's republican led state legislature. mother jones reports this is the seventh time since 2011 that a federal court has f
joshua wong is one of the student leaders heading toto prison. >> [indiscernible] a settlement has been n reachedn a landmark torture lawsuit against two psychologists who helped devise the bush administration's interrogation program. the psychologists james mitchell and bruce jessen were sued by the american civil liberties union on behalf of two former cia prisoners who were tortured and the family of a man who died after being tortured in a secret cia prison. the undisclosed settlement...
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a court sentenced joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow to up to eight months. they helped start the so-called "umbrella movement" against chinese curbs on elections. the three appeared outside the court before the sentencing and rallied supporters with a show of defiance. >> even nathan, alex and i will be the ones who may be sent to prison immediately for half to one year. but what we believe is people united will never be defeated. our courage and determination to fight for free elections and democracy will continue in this long-term battle. >> sreenivasan: the activists originally received much lighter sentences, but the court overturned those and imposed harsher penalties. new warnings today about the refugee crisis in south sudan. the u.n. says one million people have fled to uganda, with 1,800 more arriving every day to escape civil war. video from the charity worldvision shows the largest refugee camp in the world, and officials say uganda is struggling to meet their needs. and, back in this country, drug maker mylan will pay $465 million to settle feder
a court sentenced joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow to up to eight months. they helped start the so-called "umbrella movement" against chinese curbs on elections. the three appeared outside the court before the sentencing and rallied supporters with a show of defiance. >> even nathan, alex and i will be the ones who may be sent to prison immediately for half to one year. but what we believe is people united will never be defeated. our courage and determination to fight for...
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young activist joshua wong is being sent to prison.f the democracy protests will also serve several-month sentences. rosee u.k., retail sales more than forecast in july, driven by the biggest jump in food purchases in almost two years. the volume of goods increased 0.3%. british shoppers are changing habits because of faster inflation. global news powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts. i'm taylor riggs, this is bloomberg. tom, francine. francine: thank you so much. britain is considering allowing eu citizens of traveling freely to the country even after brexit. tonationals would be free visit, but working or studying or staying would require permission. plans have yet to be finalized. we are joined by charles lichfield. steven major is still with us. charles, welcome to the program. stephen, thank you for sticking around. what do we know about what brexit will look like at this point on august 18? charles: if only we could tell. it is looking like the government is starting to agree on the principle of a transition , but d
young activist joshua wong is being sent to prison.f the democracy protests will also serve several-month sentences. rosee u.k., retail sales more than forecast in july, driven by the biggest jump in food purchases in almost two years. the volume of goods increased 0.3%. british shoppers are changing habits because of faster inflation. global news powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts. i'm taylor riggs, this is bloomberg. tom, francine. francine: thank you so much. britain is...