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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

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

kong on her student leader on this day were as we have mentioned a court in hong kong has convicted 7 prominent pro-democracy democracy activists nathan thank you for sharing your view. let's take a look at some other stories making news u.s. president joe biden has unveiled an infrastructure plan worth 2 trillion dollars spending package will help repair roads and bridges as well as improve the quality of drinking water biden said that the plan will also create jobs and tackle the climate crisis. 4 people including a child have been killed in a shooting at an office building in orange county california 2 others including the suspect were wounded it's the 3rd deadly mass shooting in the united states in the last 2 weeks. in myanmar fires have engulfed 2 military owned shopping malls blazes broke out turn over i curfews put in place to control protesters against the military coup several people were arrested more than 500 people have died in delhi demonstrations since the army seized power. the united nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis in mozambique in the wake of a militant

anything is possible now in hong kong. i just do not want to think about 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

kong's 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.

kong and what about china's promise of universal suffrage this week headliner hong kong legislative council member regina. thank you so much for joining me on upfront. thank you for having me but in recent months china has approved a reffed of changes to hong kong's electoral system by the number of people directly elected to hong kong's legislature has been reduced to less than a quarter the election committee which selects the city's leader has expanded by $300.00 seats which will be picked by pro beijing groups but whatever happened to hong kong's gradual progress toward universal suffrage as inscribed in the mini constitution well our constitution says set universal suffrage is the ultimate aim in the light up actual situation then and an orderly and grandchildren know that developments in the past 2 decades have been far from satisfactory nastase elections have returned rep aransas intact the people who are hostile to beijing and we cannot allow that situation to continue in other words the outcomes have not been good so beijing needs to 'd take a close look at rewrites the rub

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

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

kong and what about china's promise of universal suffrage this week headliner hong kong legislative council member regina. thank you so much for joining me on upfront. thank you for having me in recent months china has approved a reffed of changes to hong kong's electoral system by the number of people directly elected to hong kong's legislature has been reduced to less than a quarter the election committee which selects the city's leader has expanded by $300.00 seats which will be picked by pro beijing groups but whatever happened to hong kong's gradual progress toward universal suffrage as inscribed in the mini constitution well our constitution says that universal suffrage is the ultimate aim in the light up actual situation and an orderly and grandchildren know that developments in the past 2 decades have been far from satisfactory mask elections have returned rep aransas intact the people who are hostile to beijing and we cannot allow that situation to continue in other words the outcomes have not been good so beijing needs to take a close look at rewrites the moves there when

kong 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

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

kong and what about china's promise of universal suffrage this week headliner hong kong legislative council member regina. thank you so much for joining me on up front thank you for having me in recent months china has approved a reffed of changes to hong kong's electoral system by the number of people directly elected to hong kong's legislature has been reduced to less than a quarter the election committee which selects the city's leader has expanded by $300.00 seats which will be picked by pro beijing groups but whatever happened to hong kong's gradual progress toward universal suffrage as inscribed in the many constitution. well our constitution says that universal suffrage is the ultimate aim in the light up actual situation then and an orderly and grandchildren you know the developments in the past 2 decades have been far from satisfactory mass elections have returned rep aransas intact the people who are hostile to beijing and we cannot allow that situation to continue in other words the outcomes have not been good so beijing needs to take a close look at rewrites the moves th

anything is possible now in hong kong. i just do not want to think about 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

kong and what about china's promise of universal suffrage this week headliner hong kong legislative council member regina. thank you so much for joining me on upfront. thank you for having me in recent months china has approved a reffed of changes to hong kong's electoral system by the number of people directly elected to hong kong's legislature has been reduced to less than a quarter the election committee which selects the city's leader has expanded by $300.00 seats which will be picked by pro beijing groups but whatever happened to hong kong's gradual progress toward universal suffrage as inscribed in the mini constitution well our constitution says that universal suffrage is the ultimate aim in the light up actual situation and an orderly and grandchildren know that developments in the past 2 decades have been far from satisfactory nastase elections have returned rep aransas intact the people who are hostile to beijing and we cannot allow that situation to continue in other words the outcomes have not been good so beijing needs to take a close look at rewrites the moves there wh

kong what about china's promise of universal suffrage this week headliner hong kong legislative council member regina. thank you so much for joining me on upfront. thank you for having me in recent months china has approved a reffed of changes to hong kong's electoral system by the number of people directly elected to hong kong's legislature has been reduced to less than a quarter the election committee which selects the city's leader has expanded by $300.00 seats which will be picked by pro beijing groups but whatever happened to hong kong's gradual progress toward universal suffrage as inscribed in the mini constitution well our constitution says set universal suffrage is the ultimate aim in the light up actual situation and an orderly and grandchildren know that developments in the past 2 decades have been far from satisfactory mask elections have returned rep aransas intact the people who are hostile to beijing and we cannot allow that situation to continue in other words the outcomes have not been good so beijing needs to take a close look at rewrites the rubes and when you say tha

kong and but i'm ready to pay the price and regulate it something witnessed hong kong's decades long struggle the 64 year old activist is not optimistic but he believes that he success says will continue to fight for democracy and to define the levy's took on. joining us activist sonny chung now in exile in the u.k. these days sonny you fled hong kong last year because of what looked like your imminent arrest now we've seen the verdicts your decision to leave must feel somewhat justified. arbitrated yes it is so bad i left home colmes we already we are large starts at dissipate as their regime lots of arrests political crackdown by day she will not stop the city viciously a real shift us or shipping this really hawkish on home combatant day a reason to pay the price to get on a home call wreak of the canvas of how much how many sentient that will be implemented by t. international community and that's why many political prisoners are now detained that you hold home and many people also go you're sol and that is fairly simple give us a sense of how important these figures are martin l

kong and but i'm ready to pay the prize unregulated something witnessed hong kong's decades long struck home the 64 year old activist is not optimistic but he believes that his accent says will continue to fight for democracy and today finally reached a call. joining us activist sonny chung now in exile in the u.k. these days sonny you fled hong kong last year because of what looked like your imminent arrest now we've seen the verdicts your decision to leave must feel somewhat justified. arbitrate yes it is so bad i left home colmes we already we are large starts at dissipate asks their regime lots of rest political crackdown by staging will not stop you see the future see a real shift us are shipping this really hawkish on home combatants and they are really to pay the price to crack on a homecoming week of the canvas of how much how many sentient that will be implemented by the international community and that's why many political prisoners are now to take that in the whole poll and many people also go you saw how and that is fairly simple give us a sense of how important these figure

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 and also the put it to activists some hope that

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

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

_ impossible for me to go back to hong kong, so i stayed in london _ hong kong, so i stayed in london and applied for the asylum _ at the trial of the former police officer derek chauvin, the prosecution reverses part of its evidence over words uttered by george floyd as he lay pinned to the ground. myanmar�*s ambassador to london is locked out of his embassy, apparently because of his opposition to the military coup. and a team of scientists says there's strong evidence of the existence of a new force of nature. hello and welcome to the programme. eu health ministers have failed to agree on common guidance for use of the astrazeneca vaccine, after the bloc�*s medical regulator said blood clots should be listed as a �*very rare�* side effect of the shot. however, the european medical agency stressed that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks. in the uk, officials now plan to offer alternatives to astra zeneca for people under the age of 30, to astrazeneca for people under the age of 30, following their own review. our medical editor fergus walsh has more. turn up, get

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 predators 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 a journalist in hong kong a free to do says to the 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 cells or car an art a vehicle purpose and in parts we always chose to be a closed transportation purpose and we haven't a we did not we never have an understanding that. journalist as a sing to doze data is a novel in hong kong so i added them figure that i am making false statements to those in the nation does that mean that you were targeted for reporting on an incident where police were accused of standing by and not intervening. well.

kong and what about china's promise of universal suffrage this week headliner hong kong legislative council member regina if. you so much for joining me on up front thank you for having me in recent months china has approved a reffed of changes to hong kong's electoral system by the number of people directly elected to hong kong's legislature has been reduced to less than a quarter the election committee which selects the city's leader has expanded by $300.00 seats which will be picked by pro beijing groups but whatever happened to hong kong's gradual progress toward universal suffrage as inscribed in the many constitution. well our constitution says that universal suffrage is the ultimate aim in the light up actual situation then and an orderly and grandchildren you know the developments in the past 2 decades have been far from satisfactory mass elections have returned rep aransas intact the people who are hostile to beijing and we cannot allow that situation to continue in other words the outcomes have not been good so beijing needs to take a close look at rewrites the moves there

adrian: for us, we are very optimistic with hong kong. and we will grow together in hong kong. our horizon 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 co

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

kong 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

we have sufficient supply in hong kong. we have choices for the hong kong people to choose from. in order to protect 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 we

hong kong or. clearly it has been expanding we also have seen at least the arrests and the cause of these peaceful protests and i think it's a strong signal also to everybody basically who wants to get involved with democracy and freedom that he or she might get arrested so this is really i think a chilling signal beyond the current sentences christian she could ship she could for my policies from germany's university of tree are thank you so much you're welcome thanks for having me so what does the future of hong kong's pro-democracy movement look like correspondent phebe kong asked one of those sentenced a former chair of hong kong's democratic party. a silver medal awarded to young song by the government for his political walk 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 the central government in beijing. is to. follow the approach to hong kong try to is my country and home to my whole to love your country doesn't

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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

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

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

hong kong has handed down a verdict on activists. jimmy lie 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 dis

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's father of democracy 2 others have pleaded guilty before the verdict critics say that all this is part of a crackdown on dissent which esc

to make sure that there is no more democracy movement in hong kong and a democracy in hong kong in the future will be democracy wish to correct a restriction of the chinese communist party which basically means that. every person who try to stand will have to be vetted and been deemed as subtable by the communist party or the chinese government then on that basis then you can have a free. and open election but if you are not pre-approved by the communist party then there is a bit of a problem while steve sang political scientists and the director of china institute in london thank you so much for joining us to share that expertise on what is really a historic day for hong kong we appreciate your insight let's take a look at some other stories making headlines. french president of manual micron is hosting his ukrainian counterpart vladimir selenski in paris for talks on escalating tensions with russia they will be joined on a video call by german chancellor angela merkel russia's recent military buildup along its border with ukraine has sparked fears that it may be preparing an invasion

kong live now to hong kong and our correspondent there adrian brown so adrian in theory what kind of sentences might these people be handed down. peter this is a magistrate's court which means the maximum sentence that the magistrate can hand out for a single conviction is 2 years with 3 years for multiple sentences but it's possible that the prosecution could appeal against that and have the case moved to a district court where they could then face the possibility of up to 5 years now the court has just adjourned. for lunch after the magistrate heard mitigating pleas from defense lawyers in the hope that their clients can get a more lenient sentence the 7 defendants all of them former lawmakers all of them veterans of hong kong's pro-democracy movement arrived at the court in fairly upbeat mood they were philosophical they said they were prepared to accept whatever sentence was given to them today they've been accused of taking part or rather convicted of taking part in the north arised assembly in august 2019 the charges that they participated in organize that demonstration which d

tonight, a chilling verdict on freedom in hong kong. activists convicted of unlawful a silly face years in prison. we visit a campaigne who dedicated his life to democracy in china. and, overcoming vaccine skepticism, how to convince ethnic minority londoners may be reluctant to roll up their sleeves they should do that for their own good. add celebrating same-sex marriage, 20 years on. we meet one of the first pioneering couples. ♪ i am brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states, and all of your around the world, welcome. we begin with myanmar and growing international concern over a military conflict inside the country. the u.n. special envoy has warned of a possible civil war, and says a bloodbath is imminent. the latest escalation, aircraft bombed positions held by an ethic minority -- ethnic minority for the first time in two decades and thousands of villagers have fled into thailand. >> after two months of daily street protests, a symbolic act rings new hope to the cause. protesters in cities around myanmar burned th

kong and but i'm ready to pay the prize and read your face or something witnessed hong kong's decades long struggle the 64 year old activist is not optimistic but he believes that he success says we'll continue to fight for democracy and to define the leverage to go home. joining us as activists sonny chung now in exile in the u.k. these days sonny you fled hong kong last year because of what looked like your imminent arrest now we've seen the verdicts your decision to leave must feel somewhat justified. arbitrated yes it is so bad i left home colmes we already be a large starts at dissipate i ask their regime lots of rest the political crackdown by day she will not stop you see the future see a real shift us are shipping this really focus on home combatants and they are really to pay the price to get on a home call reek of the canvas of how much how many sentient that will be implemented by t. international community and that's why many political prisoners are now to take that you hold home and many people also go you saw how and that is fairly simple give us a sense of how important

kong governments respect the will of the people of hong kong. we will continue to push for democracy and respect for human rights in hong kong. we'll continue to demonstrate that we stand in solidarity through the pro-democracy figures and activists who have made tremendous sacrifices for their city and for their core human rights. this, mr. speaker, is an important resolution. and i support it and urge my colleagues to do the same. and with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: it is now -- mr. meeks: it's now my high privilege to yield one minute -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: i reserve my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized -- the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. it's now my high privilege to yield one minute to the very distin

kong and but i'm ready to pay the price and read to face that something witnessed hong kong's decades long struck home the 64 year old activist just not optimistic he believes that his success says will continue to fight for democracy and to defy the levy's to call. and as we mentioned we'll be getting reaction to these 7 convictions for trying currently trying to connect with nathan law who is a pro-democracy activists from hong kong as we mentioned a bit earlier in the program as soon as we're able to connect with him we'll bring you that interview in the meantime as you can see behind me we're heading to frown swear their schools have been closing down for 3 weeks to fight a rapid spread in coronavirus cases a nationwide curfew will also be put in place in a televised address president emanuel warned the country risks losing control of the pandemic if action is not taken cases are rising in france with almost 60000 new infections reported in the past day intensive care units at hospitals all of a from a running out of free bets at this medical center an hour north of paris there i.

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

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

kong last year let's go live now to sarah clarke who is in hong kong sarah to tell us what happened in court what's the reaction being. well that the group has left the court now where we are west helen but they remain defiant in their pursuit for democracy and the freedoms that they say were promised on the 997 handover agreement on departure we had one of those people going he said it was a peaceful protest that they took part in it was not illegal he's accused the police of bowing to beijing's crackdown on now and start saying its critics here in hong kong now all 9 faced up to 5 years in jail on each particular charge and as you mentioned those charges were for organizing and participating in what the place deemed an illegal assembly this is back in august 29th changing those anti-government demonstrations the rally was approved but the place accuse this group of leaving the designated area and taking some of those protests on a march toward central now the judge made a strong statement join his verdict decision he said the court will in no way allow public order to be disrupted

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

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

kong upon its return to chinese rule in 1997 brown joins us now live from the court there in hong kong adrian what kind of sentences are these activists facing. will claim potentially they are facing sentences of between 2 to 3 years 2 for a single charge 3 for multiple charges but in theory the prosecution could object and this case could be moved to a district court where they could receive a higher sentence mouth the outside of this court kim is a familiar sight to our viewers around the world so many trials have taken place here since the protest in 2019 but this trial this sentencing feels a little bit different it involves the veterans of hong kong's pro-democracy movement these are people you know i used to interview when i 1st came to hong kong in 1988 they include people like martin lee who helped to cope warfare on kong's many constitution the basic glories 82 years old he was trained in britain also alongside him another problem legal figure margaret on and as you mentioned in your introduction. the hong kong media mogul who's been denied bail since he was arrested on anothe

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 truck yet. a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only will see i'm dedicated to the 18 i tenement is located at the minatory 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 pain for free days after my release back to hong kong i plashed i will spend my life time in 5 people democracy in china and so that those who sacrifice would not be invading. case on legion again is facing a different fate critics say and i don't massive track now being carried out by the chain this time harnessed mostly liberal and democratic city hong kong in the wake of anti-government protest here an age this which all the icing and attending and authorizes and that's really it was over a 1000000 people took part one of the few without found and precious every one of the defendants are hig

so, we have been seeing protesters in hong kong fleeing out i protesters in hong kong fleeing out of the city. many of them don't have a passport like me, so they had to apply for asylum. 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 union

kong on her student leader on this day where as we have mentioned a court in hong kong has convicted 7 prominent pro-democracy democracy activists nathan thank you for sharing your view. here what's going to look at some other stories making headlines around the world the un special envoy for me on maher has you warned of the possible civil war in the country following clashes between the army and ethnic minority insurgents christine sure aigner. burner expressed concerns over the imminent bloodbath in the country the country condemned and condemned the arrest of pro-democracy protesters. united nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis in mozambique in the wake of a militant attack hundreds of people are still trying to flee the town of palma after the so-called islamic state gained control of the northern town last week. and france will close down schools for 3 weeks to fight a rapids ride in the coronavirus cases president emanuel micron warning the country that it risks a losing control of the pandemic if actions not taken france's parliament is currently debating the new measu