On June 12 last year, protesters surrounded LegCo in an attempt to stop the second reading of an extradition bill.

Large-scale street protests involving more than 1 million people have been regularly organized in the region since June, in response to a controversial extradition bill proposed by the government.

As the protest against the government's extradition bill continues in Hong Kong, there have been many cases of abuse from police against journalists, according to a recent report.

Over the weekend, more than 1.7 million Hongkongers braved heavy rain to participate in a peaceful march protesting a now-suspended extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.

The mass protests began almost three months ago in opposition to a now-suspended extradition bill that would allow people to be transferred to the mainland for trial in courts controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.

An anti-extradition bill protester is detained by riot police during skirmishes between the police and protesters outside Mong Kok police station, in Hong Kong, on Sept. 2, 2019.

The demonstrations were sparked by opposition to a since-withdrawn extradition bill that many Hongkongers feared would spell the end of “one country, two systems,” by allowing the Chinese regime to seek extradition of individuals from Hong Kong to face

Anti-extradition bill protesters rally at the departure hall of Hong Kong airport in Hong Kong, China on Aug. 12, 2019.

The city is still reeling from mass protests last year against a now-scrapped extradition bill that would have allowed the Chinese regime to transfer people in Hong Kong for trial in courts controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.

What began as opposition to a now-withdrawn extradition bill has evolved into a pro-democracy movement fanned by fears that China is stifling Hong Kong's freedoms, guaranteed under a "one country, two systems" formula introduced in 1997.

June 12 was the day that around two million Hongkongers took to the streets demanding the local city government withdraw a controversial extradition bill that was seen to be eroding Hong Kong's rule of law free from the control of the Chinese Communist

An anti-extradition bill protester holds a sign against police brutality during a gathering at Chater House Garden in Hong Kong on Aug. 16, 2019.

"Give me democracy or give me death," was spray-painted on a wall, an illustration how the demands of the protesters have expanded beyond the withdrawal of a bill that would have allowed extraditions to China.

Meanwhile, recent protests in Hong Kong against a controversial extradition bill that would allow suspects to be charged and face trial in mainland China, have again prompted Chinese authorities to clamp down on internet speech.

It was the first time a police officer opened fire at a protester in months of demonstrations that began in opposition to a controversial extradition bill.

However, a series of major incidents that have occurred since 2019, including Hong Kong’s anti-extradition bill protests, the CCP’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the new cold war between China and the United States, and the CCP’s "wolf warrior

Activists began protesting in early June for the government to withdraw an extradition bill that would have allowed people to be sent to stand trial in mainland China, where critics say their legal rights would be threatened.

—The mass protests in Hong Kong, which erupted amid widespread fears that a controversial extradition bill would erode the city’s autonomy from mainland China, are having an impact on Taiwan, said acclaimed film director and former head of Taiwan’s Changhua

Hongkongers have taken to the streets multiple times in the past month, in protest against a controversial extradition bill that they fear would put them at risk of being extradited to China to be tried in courts controlled by the Chinese Communist Party

The rallies were a show of solidarity with millions of Hong Kongers who over the past few months have taken to streets to protest a controversial extradition bill that would allow people to be transferred to mainland to be processed in courts controlled

This weekend marks the tenth week of protests against a controversial extradition bill, which many Hongkongers fear would undermine the city’s judicial independence as suspects could be extradited and trialed in China’s courts—notorious for their disregard

HONG KONG—Hong Kong protesters have managed to pull off an unlikely victory, forcing the city's Beijing-appointed leader to suspend an extradition bill that would have allowed individuals to be sent to China for trial.

Since June, when mass protests broke out in Hong Kong over a now fully-withdrawn extradition bill, local police have arrested over 6,000 people.

Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Bill Coalition has collected all the data related to the police firing of tear gas, based on police press conferences in the past six months, and concluded that police fired at least 9,362 rounds of tear gas from June 12 to

The Fund aimed to provide humanitarian and relevant financial support to persons who are injured, arrested, attacked, or threatened with violence during Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill protests.

Lam said that she has already responded by withdrawing the extradition bill. She said that the protesters’ four remaining demands, such as dropping all charges against arrested protesters, would be in violation of the core values of Hong Kong.

The initial trigger for the protests was a contentious extradition bill, now withdrawn, that would have allowed people to be sent from Hong Kong to mainland China for trial.

The march was the latest mass demonstration against a bill that proposed allowing any country, including mainland China, to seek extradition of criminal suspects.

X’s case has further triggered anger among protesters, who initially opposed the government’s decision to table a controversial extradition bill that would allow mainland China to transfer criminal suspects for trial in Communist Party-controlled courts

The spark for the protests was a now-withdrawn extradition bill and concerns that Beijing is eroding civil liberties, but many young protesters are also angry at sky-high living costs and a lack of job prospects.