While the protests have largely gone off without incident, some have turned violent, with demonstrators throwing stones, fireworks and other objects at riot police and officers deploying water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray. Erdogan condemned the demonstrations, which went on despite a ban, as a “movement of violence” in a news conference Monday, according … Read more
LONDON — The “wanted” posters were sent by mail, arriving at the homes of Carmen Lau’s neighbors in the town of Maidenhead. The alleged crime? Speaking out about China’s rule in Hong Kong, where Lau has not lived since 2021. Provide information about Lau to the Hong Kong Police Force, urged the poster, folded into … Read more
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge on Thursday sentenced a former pro-democracy lawmaker to three years and one month in prison on a charge of riot after an incident in which he was beaten up at a subway station during the city’s anti-government protests in 2019. Lam Cheuk-ting was among dozens injured when a … Read more
