the chinese university of hong kong, and eventually the university of hong kong. these universities are ordering statues be removed the commemorate human rights violations of the past. this saddens me deeply. what saddens me more as a professor that teaches human rights and constitutionalism, i knew over the years most of the people you mentioned that are in jail today. the thing that is striking about them are these are the best kinds of citizens in the country could want. these are good people. they are not defending hong kong's rights because they make money off of it, they are defending them on principle. many students i have had that are in jail stood up for human rights, stood up for basic economic welfare of a society and spent all these years doing that because of principles. i can say to anyone in beijing and hong kong, when you are looking up the best and brightest in your society, you have to look in the mirror. it is not them that is wrong, it is you. i believe that that. thank you. >> thank you, professor davis. it is not just -- i know some of the pe

the chinese university of hong kong and the universityof hong kong even this week they are ordering statues be removed to commemorate the human rights violations of the past this saddens me deeply but what saddens me more as a professor that teaches a m constitutionalism, i knew over all these years most of the people that you mentioned in jail today, i know them personally. what is striking is these are the best kinds of citizens any country could want. they are not defending hong kong's rights because they make money but on principle and many of the students i have had that are now in jail stood up for human rights or basic economic welfare of the society because of principles and i can say to anyone in beijing or hong kong when you are locking up the best and brightest in society then look in the mirror. i will leave it at that. thank you. >> . >> take you for your testimony. >> thank you chairman smith and cochairman mcgovern for your extraordinary leadership on human rightsht worldwide. but especially hong kong where you and chairman

if we had a hospital stay in united states in washington dc, maybe in front of the janice or embassy, hong kong university says it seeking legal advice to handle the matter in what it calls a reasonable way. but critic, see the statues impending removal as a sign the cities voice of opposition is being weakened. further, victoria, gate, and be al jazeera is also more still to come in this hour, including fears that refusal to accept the fate after iraq select election could turn into violence on the streets. claims of illegal migrant push backs and inhumane treatment on poland border was bella bruce, and then sports will tell you who's responsible for this amazing recovery shot at a major badminton tournament. ah, well winter shouldn't be here with us yet, but the not to snow is about to fall at these currently falling. you might think twice about that as a lot of class around in europe and maybe not obvious where the weather is except maybe over here. but look down to this part, this circulation which is now south, the area to talk about thursday forecast has already brought snow to the balkans. it's sti

cities classrooms are at the center of efforts to change how the youth think and act that the university of hong kong, one of the last memorials on chinese soil, to the 1989 tiana mon square crack down is under threat of being removed and most of the city student unions are no longer functioning. critics say teaching about national security is part of a wider effort to curb all forms of descent. i think the goal is to change the behavior of the people of hong kong, and they're doing this through intimidation there during this through telling them what they should do. they want that behavior change 2 years ago, during the protests, carrie led a boycotts of classes at her high school and says, teaching the national security law will undermine critical thinking. first of all, i think this has a limited what, how well our thoughts are in learning in studying. i think we do not have any freedom of our thoughts, freedom of speech in a future. but this time she won't be taking any action to do so. could cost her her freedom. robert bride al jazeera hong kong, a cinematographers been killed and a direct

cost for hong kong in terms of the rolling back of many of the freedoms that they used to enjoy and basically ending up with an emasculated city. ok, richberg is the director of the university of hong kong journalism and media studies center. he says, many don't have any hope of a future in hong kong. these sentences today were not very surprising. we expected now that everybody who's been arrested on something we'll be facing jail time. they've pretty much come down. the courts have come down with a pretty heavy hat. and the interesting thing about these protests that, that they're accused of which happened last july. first, they were really kind of the last protest and protests just on the david national security law came into effect and they were relatively peaceful protest as well. so doesn't matter if the protest was peaceful or not, if it was so, so called unauthorized protests, meaning it didn't have an official police. okay. they're really going to lock like the organizers when the defendant showed up, they were pretty pessimistic. they knew they're probably going to be sent to jail time, and they were, you know, on congress or voting with their feet. many of them h

we'll talk to keith richberg about those director of journalism and media studies at the university of hong kong. kate, that, i mean we've touched, talk to about so many of these mounting issues. this one is interesting though, because little, you know, it's, it's gonna come down to interpretation what the government thinks. and it might just say, well, we'll just end up canceling a whole lot of stuff. what that's exactly right. the problem with all of these laws, when they're trying to bring various laws like the existing censorship law into line with the national security law, is that then it goes into the hands of bureaucrats, number one, and the bureaucrats who have to interpret this or by definition going to be far more cautious than they are open minded. and so anything they could decide will violate national security. and if there is any doubt, they'll probably err on the side of saying, well let sensor this. i'm not gonna let this build there on my watch. and if you look at mainland is the only example we have right now, the best example we have right now. kong, you know, they band

keith richberg is the director of journalism and media studies at the university of hong kong. he says there is worry that bureaucrats who interpret the new law will be overly cautious. it definitely will mean that independent filmmakers who had made many kind of films that were shown here, arthouse tight films, films about of the protest movement films about the 2014 umbrella movement here. i mean, those will have been difficult times being made here in hong kong. and certainly will not be able to be shown here in hong kong anymore. but don't forget, the other thing you have to think about now is a lot of films we're, you're from hollywood worth soap, sensory. and that's the other problem. going to have people now deciding film released in china and hong kong. now maybe i'd better take out this reference or that reference or another reference. so, you know, you're going to start seeing, you know, a, china is a big market on kong, a smaller market, but it's still, you know, it's a major film going up population year. and if you're a hollywood filmmaker, you know, you probably wo

rolling back of many of the freedoms that they used to enjoy and basically ending up with an emasculated city. oh scott, now from hong kong, keith richberg, who is the director of the university of hong kong. journalism and media studies tend to keep nice to say you, this is just the way it's going to be, isn't it? with the security law and type as rob was pointing out, it is so wide ranging and covers so much of society that as soon as someone is arrested for it, they're going to see jail time. that's pretty much it. i mean that these, these sentences today were not very surprising. we expected now that everybody who's been arrested on something we'll be facing jail time. they've pretty much come down. the courts have come down with a pretty heavy hat. and the interesting thing about these protests that, that they're accused of, which happened last july. first, they're really kind of the last protest, their protest just on the david national security ball came back and they were relatively peaceful protest as well. so it doesn't matter if the protest was peaceful or not, if it was so, so called unauthorized protests, meaning you didn't have an official police. okay. they're

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if we had a hospital stay in the united states in washington dc, maybe in front of janice or embassy, hong kong university says it seeking legal advice to handle the matter in what it calls a reasonable way. but critic, see the statues in pending removal as a sign. the city's voice level position is being weakened. further, victoria gate and be al jazeera still in hong kong. and schools and businesses have been closed as tropical storm compact. seuss waves in bringing heavy rains and wind . authorities have cancelled morning trading on the city stock market ports in china, southern province of hannah hanan, have been shut down as a precaution ahead of the storms arrival. 9 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides. when compared so hit the philippines on monday. rob mcbride has more from hong kong. as if barreled in from the western pacific compassed to 1st hit the philippines, especially the northern island of luzon, which sore extensive flooding and land slides with a number of deaths and injuries. these typhoons often lose some of their force over the philippines. as compassed, who did, bu

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not attempted to remove all destroy it. victoria gateway has more of the pillar of shame, statue at hong kong university, built to remember those. he died fighting for democracy in t. animal square. in 1989 university authorities ordered it from the the last week and the deadline passed on wednesday. the artist who created it. fears officials intend to destroy it. i haven't i and hong kong. and he says a sent a letter just to see if he could make a solution all of this a problem that we need some more time to take it down. of course, it's a long time to prepare this counseling, but they have good not answer at all. the pillar of shame, statue is estimated to be worth $1700000.00 and has been standing in hong kong for 24 years. students clean it is part of anniversary events, marking the tandem and square massacre. a chapter in history. the chinese government would prefer to forget commemorations of the military, correct down a strictly band on the mainland, on kong, semi autonomous status under the 1997 handover agreement between china and the u. k . permitted freedom of speech and civil liberties under

keith richburg is currently the director of the university of hong kong journalism and media studies . we asked him to talk about his work. >> keith richburg on this week's episode of "book notes plus." you can listen to it and all of our podcasts on c-span now app. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is kristin rowe-finkbeiner, director of the group momsrising. she is also a member of what is called the care can't wait coalition. here this morning to talk about their efforts to convince the house and senate to pass the president's build back better agenda, the social infrastructure package, kristin, good morning, and welcome to "washington journal." guest: good morning. thank you for having me. host: tell us about the group that you head, the momsrising coalition, what you are focused on, and what is euro. guest: momsrising is a group of over one million people, looking to increase economic prosperity, decreased discrimination, and build a nation where absolutely everyone can thrive. and we are part of the care can't wait coalition that is part of dozens of organizati

of attacks in norway. a campaign is underway to preserve a memorial at hong kong university, which marks china's violent crackdownmid square. a deadline passed on wednesday, but authorities have not attempted to remove or destroy it. >> the pillar of shame statue, built to remember those who died fighting for democracy in 1989. university officials ordered its destruction. >> they sent aetter to see if they could find a solution to. we need more time to take it down. they have cap not answering. >> the pillar of shame statue is estimated to be worth $1.7 million and has been standing in hong kong for 20.four years students clean it as part of anniversary events for tn admin square. commemoration is strictly band on the mainland. hong kong's semiautonomous status permitted freedom of speech and civil liberties under a one-country, two-systems policy, but the pro-democracy campaign has seen strictures on those rights climb. beijing has imposed a controversial natural -- national security law there. >> i think we have a possibility in taiwan. we have a possibility in the united states, washington, d.c. >> hong kong

in addition his time in afghanistan and iraq is university of director of hong kong journalism and mediay swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. against all enemies foreign and domestic that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. that i will well and faithfully perform the duties of the office on which i am about to enter so help me god. [applause] . . . .

university of aberdeen. thank you. thank you very much. driving in hong kong, 7 activists have been sentenced to prison for their roles in pro democracy protests last year. their sentences are between 6 and 12 months, they've been accused of and fighting others to take part in unauthorized assemblies . robert bride following this one from hong kong. there were a total of 7 defendants in court, found guilty of the charge of inciting others to take part in an illegal assembly. now, this dates back to a protest on july 1st of last year, which is traditionally a day of protest here in hong kong at the anniversary of hong kong handover back to chinese rule. but it came at the height of the kobe 19. pandemic were restrictions were in force to stop people gathering in numbers. so this was in contravention of that 5 of the defendants arrived here in court in prison bands they were already behind bob. some of them denied fail, others already serving length the prison sentences for their policy and other demonstrations last year. and they gave before sentences that

university of kent. we appreciate that 10 minutes past this news hour. here's what's coming up. now. some of the hong kong, post vocal activists, a jailed, sending shockwave to the pro democracy movement. the worst crisis threatening our transition. that message from sedans, the prime minister is more protests, are called and spoke the houston astros take some hips game, want to pay a playoff series with the boston red sox. and you see with that at about 10 to the ah, on to afghanistan with a ton of ants, promising to step up security at she moss softer. the 2nd major attack against worship is in a week in was being held in kandahar following a bomb attack on friday. the kills at least 48 people. iceland afghanistan claimed responsibility. this is after a similar attack on the northern city of condos last week. members of the ship community calling for protection, done as long underslung people, our coward enemies, merciless, too old. we ask d as lamar emerett to seriously think about our security, because our enemies will harm our society by any means. they can put a hug. stephanie decker and cobble

they're doing this on every level, in our universities, pilfering of intellectual property, subverting the world trade system. look what they have done to hongociety a communist regime, leninist regime committing genocide in shenzhen to full fill its ambitions. buzzing taiwan, because beijing's communist party does not wish to allow that. they're threatening us. it wasn't only jen psaki, defense secretary lloyd austin said much the same kind of response when asked about this chinese hypersonic missile test which can possibly negate our air defenses. we don't want to ramp up tensions in the region. this is not regional. this is a threat to the united states. jackie: absolutely. >> to all of the allies in the free world. that is how big this is. jackie: it's a very strong point. i want to get your thoughts on one other area before we go to break. russia, vladmir putin, the energy crisis that we're in here at home as a result of what the administration has been doing, we are getting gouged at the pump. biden is begging opec to increase supply. you have got russia gaining more of a foothold, our production now below what russia is estimated to b

keith richburg is currently the director of the university of hong kong journalism and media studiesr. we asked him to talk about his work. >> keith richburg on