Hundreds of thousands of protesters shut down parts of Hong Kong yesterday, marching against a proposed law that would allow extradition to China. Organizers claim that more than 1 million demonstrators took to the streets to denounce the proposal, the largest such public demonstration in years. The city’s pro-Beijing leadership is showing no signs of backing down. As reported by the Associated Press, opponents in Hong Kong say the proposed changes “would significantly compromise [Hong Kong’s] legal independence, long viewed as one of its key distinctions from mainland China.”
Photos: Massive Protests in Hong Kong
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Demonstrators hold yellow umbrellas, the symbol of the Occupy Central movement, and placards during a protest in Hong Kong to demand that authorities scrap a proposed extradition bill with China on June 9, 2019. #
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Protesters block the protest area of the Legislative Council with barricades during clashes with police after a rally against the extradition-law proposal on June 10, 2019. #
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