In March 2019, a series of large-scale, pro-democracy protests began in Hong Kong in opposition to a proposed extradition bill that would have put people in Hong Kong at risk of extradition to mainland China, where arbitrary detention, lack of due process

According to Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, between June 12 to July 8, at least 67 have been arrested in relation to the extradition bill protests.

For months, Hongkongers have taken to the streets to oppose an extradition bill that would allow the Chinese regime to transfer individuals for trial in mainland China, where there is no rule of law.

They laid flowers at a makeshift memorial at Pacific Place, a shopping mall where Marco Leung Ling-kit, 35, fell to his death on June 15, 2019, after climbing to a scaffolding and unfurling a banner protesting the since-scrapped extradition bill.

It highlighted as a particularly egregious example recent police attacks against journalists while covering anti-extradition bill protests.

The ongoing mass movement in Hong Kong started in June last year, when millions protested against a since-scrapped extradition bill.

Protesters sing after a march against an extradition bill outside Legislative Council in Hong Kong on June 16, 2019.

Large-scale demonstrations against a controversial extradition bill that would allow mainland China to seek extradition of criminal suspects have entered their ninth week.

The bill would have allowed locals and people passing through the city to be extradited to China and trialed in Chinese courts that are notorious for violating rule of law.

On that day, over 550,000 protesters took part in a march to demand lawmakers to scrap a controversial extradition bill. The extradition bill was formally withdrawn three months later. “They were there not for disrupting Hong Kong or for fun.

But for many Hong Kong residents, the extradition bill is the latest step in a relentless march toward mainland control.

However, the introduction of an extradition bill and demonstrations against the bill, labeled as riots, in recent months, shattered any hope they had.

The bill, first proposed in February, would allow Beijing to seek extradition of criminal suspects from Hong Kong, with which the city previously had no extradition treaty, due to concerns about mainland China’s lack of rule of law.

Secondary school students form a human chain against extradition bill in Hong Kong, on Sept. 3, 2019.

A visitor looks at an exhibition board during the opening of anti-extradition bill protest special exhibition at the June 4th Museum for the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, in Hong Kong, China, on May 20, 2020.

But many say China has progressively tightened its grip, putting Hong Kong's freedoms under threat through a range of measures such as the extradition bill.

This may be related to his past role as a sign language interpreter for “Glory to Hong Kong,” the protest song, and other activities during the anti-extradition bill protests. As the artistic space in Hong Kong appears to shrink, Mr.

Since June 2019, when millions took to the street in protest against a now-scrapped extradition bill, many Hongkongers have fled to other countries and regions, fearing prosecution over their roles in local protests.

Upon his release in June 2019, Wong joined anti-extradition protests immediately, demanding the resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam and withdrawal of the extradition bill.

Men in white T-shirts and carrying poles react in Yuen Long after attacking anti-extradition bill demonstrators at a train station in Hong Kong, China on July 22, 2019.

Chinese-ruled Hong Kong has been embroiled by more than seven months of turmoil sparked by a now withdrawn extradition bill that would have allowed individuals to be sent to China for trial.

Families take part in the "Guard Our Children's Future" rally against the controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong, on Aug. 10, 2019.

In another press conference with the media on June 9th, 2019, a reporter asked, “ Hong Kong people are marching through Hong Kong today, protesting the Hong Kong government's amendment to the Extradition Bill.”

(Tyrone Siu/Reuters) Anger and frustration over the extradition bill, and the government's handling of it, have pushed many to desperation.

Memos and posters over anti-extradition bill are seen on "Lennon Walls" at Tai Po in Hong Kong, China on Aug. 9, 2019.

The protests began in opposition to a bill allowing extradition to the mainland but have widened to highlight other grievances, drawing broad support.

In 2019, journalists were subjected to physical violence by Hong Kong police while reporting street protests of the extradition bill that would allow the CCP to send people charged with a crime in Hong Kong to China for trial.

Protesters participate in a march against a controversial extradition bill in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, on Aug. 3, 2019.

On June 15, Lam announced the postponement of the extradition bill shortly after her vow to not resign. She must feel very embarrassed to go back on her own words so quickly.

Since early June, millions of Hongkongers have filled the streets of Hong Kong calling for their government to fully withdraw a now-suspended extradition bill.