Police fire tear gas on protesters taking part in a demonstration against a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong on July 28, 2019.

They gathered to oppose an extradition bill that would have allowed people in Hong Kong to be sent to mainland China for trial. The extradition bill has since been scrapped. As protesters gathered, Wong led them in chants.

Supporters gather outside the Eastern Courts to support the arrested anti-extradition bill protesters who face rioting charges, in Hong Kong, China on July 31, 2019.

On China’s top search engine Baidu, no entries were found about Hong Kong’s protests nor the extradition bill.

The extradition bill proposed in 2019—which would have unprecedentedly allowed Hong Kong citizens to be transferred back to Beijing to face trial and potentially put activists, journalists, and human rights lawyers at risk—drew hundreds of thousands to

Millions of people in Hong Kong have protested in recent weeks against an extradition bill that would have allowed individuals, including foreigners, to be extradited to mainland China to face trial in courts controlled by the Communist Party.

Demonstrators build a barricade at the gate of the police headquarters during a demonstration demanding Hong Kong's leaders to step down and withdraw the extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China on June 27, 2019.

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Using Chan’s case, the Hong Kong government proposed instead an extradition bill that would allow any country, including mainland China, to seek extradition of criminal suspects.

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This followed mass demonstrations last month against Lam's extradition bill. Beijing-backed Lam has suspended the bill but protesters are demanding a full withdrawal. "Young people have already done a lot for us.

The day prior, more than 200 Hong Kong students studying in Taiwan delivered a petition letter to the office, expressing their opposition to the extradition bill.

Wright said the arrests are the biggest detention of pro-democracy leaders since the movement began, originally sparked by the introduction of an extradition bill.

It added that the Hong Kong government was seeking to legitimize the extradition bill by setting Chan free.

Then in June last year, protests against the extradition bill drew millions of Hongkongers onto the streets, which eventually led to the bill being scrapped.

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“[Yu] supported Taiwan’s Sunflower Student Movement and Hongkongers’ protest against the controversial extradition bill.

Since the anti-extradition bill movement broke out among millions of Hongkongers in 2019, the Hong Kong government has detained more than 10,000 Hongkongers, including middle school students.

Later in September, the government announced that the bill was fully shelved. And on June 12 last year, protesters surrounded LegCo in an attempt to stop the second reading of the extradition bill.

The march will raise awareness about that issue, along with a local motion to condemn the extradition bill. He added that he expects a turnout of more than 10,000.

In December 2020, she was sentenced to 10 months in jail for “inciting others to participate in unauthorized assemblies” and other crimes due to involvement in the anti-extradition law amendment bill (ELAB) movement in 2019.

(Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images) The CCP rejected Lam’s proposal to withdraw the extradition bill and ordered her not to yield to any of the protesters’ other demands at that time, three individuals with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters

A committee of China experts has appealed to President Donald Trump to respond to the Hong Kong extradition bill crisis with more solidarity.

(Tyrone Siu/Reuters) Pro-democracy demonstrators march holding their phones with flashlights on during a protest to mark the first anniversary of a mass rally against the now-withdrawn extradition bill, in Hong Kong on June 9, 2020.

Anger has been brewing over the now-suspended extradition bill, which would allow the Chinese regime to transfer individuals for trial in the mainland court system. Many fear that the bill would erode the city’s autonomy.

Wong was also recently arrested for participating in the extradition bill protests.

Protesters holding banners opposing the extradition bill in Hong Kong's New Town Plaza on Aug. 5, 2019.

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

Currently, debate of the extradition bill has been “indefinitely suspended” after Lam’s stunning backed down on June 15 from continuing efforts to ram the bill through the council.

What started as an angry response to the now suspended extradition bill, has expanded to demands for greater democracy and the resignation of leader Carrie Lam.