HONG KONG, Dec 22 — Hong Kong riot police pepper sprayed protesters to disperse crowds in the heart of the city’s financial district today after a largely peaceful rally in support of China’s ethnic Uighurs turned chaotic. Dozens of police marched across a public square overlooking Hong...
Sunday, 22 Dec 2019 05:54 PM MYT
Dozens of police marched across a public square overlooking Hong Kong’s harbour to face off with protesters who hurled glass bottles and rocks at them. The protest comes after midfielder Mesut Ozil of English soccer club Arsenal caused a furore in China after he criticised the country’s policies toward the Muslim ethnic minority in the restive northwestern region of Xinjiang.
United Nations experts and activists say at least 1 million Uighurs and members of other largely Muslim minority groups have been detained in camps in Xinjiang since 2017 under a campaign that has been condemned by the United States and other countries. China denies interfering and says it is committed to the “one country, two systems” formula put in place at that time and has blamed foreign forces for fomenting unrest.
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