The extradition bill has since been withdrawn, but the protests have continued amid widespread public anger that the government has refused to set up an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality.

The proposal for the measure in Hong Kong came in early 2021 in response to the Extradition Law Amendment Bill in 2019 protests.

(Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters) Anger erupted in June over a now-suspended bill that would allow criminal suspects in Hong Kong to be extradited to mainland China for trial.

The protests were originally against the extradition bill allowing suspected criminals in Hong Kong to be taken to Beijing for trial or punishment, or both.

In his June 12 letter, West also brought up the recent protests in Hong Kong, where hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to oppose a now-shelved extradition bill with the Chinese regime.

The eight lawmakers were co-sponsors of the original Senate and House bills. Millions took to the streets since June last year to protest a since-scrapped extradition bill.

On Aug. 13, as protesters gathered at the airport to inform international travelers about the ongoing extradition bill crisis, they spotted a man who was taking close-up photos while wearing a yellow reflective vest—what many journalists covering the

The protests began as opposition to a now-suspended extradition bill but have since grown to include broader demands.

The ongoing protests center around a now-suspended extradition bill that would allow anyone in Hong Kong to be transferred to mainland China for trial, where there is no rule of law.

Along with scrapping the extradition bill, under which criminal suspects could be tried in mainland China, and critics say, face torture and an unfair justice, protesters are demanding an investigation into alleged police abuses and other steps, with

The mass protests, which have continued for more than two months, were sparked by a controversial extradition bill that would allow people to be transferred to the mainland for trial, but have since expanded to include calls for democracy and an investigation

What started as opposition to a now-withdrawn extradition bill has swelled into a pro-democracy movement against what is seen as Beijing's increasing grip on the city, undermining its "one country, two systems" status promised when Britain handed Hong

Hong Kong Protests Mass protests began in June last year over a since-scrapped extradition bill, as locals feared it would threaten the city’s judicial autonomy.

On June 12, 2019, Hong Kong police used tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters who were demonstrating against a bill on extradition to mainland China.

Millions of Hongkongers began protesting against a Beijing-backed extradition bill because of concern that the proposal—which would allow the Chinese regime to transfer individuals to face trial in mainland Chinese courts—would erode the city’s independent

“What has happened to Falun Gong practitioners will also likely happen to other people,” Leung said, explaining that as Hongkongers have recently protested against a controversial extradition bill, they are becoming aware of how Beijing views all dissidents

The city has seen mass protests since June as Hongkongers express anxiety over an extradition bill that would allow any country, including mainland China, to seek extradition of criminal suspects.

Commentary In a rare news conference, the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council made its first official statement about events in Hong Kong since the anti-extradition bill protests began.

The demonstrations began initially in opposition to an extradition bill that would allow the Chinese regime to transfer individuals to face trial in mainland China.

In 2019, when Hongkongers protested the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill, Hong Kong police arrested more than 10,200 people for rioting, illegal assembly, and other charges, as of April 9, 2021.

The bill, which has been indefinitely suspended amid public outrage, would have allowed the Chinese regime to seek extradition of criminal suspects.

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The pro-democracy movement, initially ignited over the now-withdrawn extradition bill, has broadened into public defiance against the Chinese communist regime—which protesters say has not kept its word to stay out of the city’s affairs.

Protesters run into the gate of a train station during a clash inside a shopping arcade after a rally against a controversial extradition bill in Sha Tin district of Hong Kong on July 14, 2019.

The unrest began over a now-suspended extradition bill that would have allowed people in the city to be sent to China for trial in courts controlled by the Communist Party.

She said that Hong Kongers have to stay strong while they seek to have the now-suspended extradition bill fully withdrawn. “We fight for our freedom; we fight for our democracy,” Poon said.

Protests that initially ignited over a since-suspended extradition bill has since broadened to include an independent inquiry into police use of force toward protesters and universal suffrage. Police rejected the application on Aug. 23.

Hong Kong Although the white paper did not mention Hong Kong, reporters at a press conference asked Wu Qian, spokesman of China’s Ministry of National Defense, about his views on the recent mass protests against a controversial extradition bill.

The protests are now in their 11th week, with millions of Hongkongers demanding that the government permanently withdraw an extradition bill, as they fear that anyone living or traveling in Hong Kong could be transferred to China for trial, if Beijing

Angered by a now-withdrawn extradition bill that encapsulated their fears about the Chinese regime’s growing encroachment on the city’s autonomy, millions clogged the streets to call for the proposal to be scrapped.