23 Sep 2019

Amnesty report says Hong Kong protestors face assaults

From First Up, 5:08 am on 23 September 2019

To Hong Kong, where protestors have descrated flag and vandalised a shopping centre on the 16th straight weekend of anti-government protests. The unrest has become the biggest challenge to China's rule since Hong Kong's sovereignty was handed back by Britain in 1997. The protests initially began over an extradition bill which has now been withdrawn, but over time it has morphed into a wider pro-democracy campaign. A new report from Amnesty International has revealed many of the protestors have faced brutal assaults and torture whilst in police custody. Our reporter Craig Hoyle is in Hong Kong, and joins us now.