China media seize on video of HK protesters beating lawyer
Riot police clear up debris left by protesters attending a pro-democracy rally against a proposed new security law in Hong Kong yesterday. – AFP pic, May 25, 2020.
VIDEO of Hong Kong protesters beating a lawyer was seized on by China’s state media today, becoming a propaganda blow for the city’s pro-democracy movement. The assault took place Sunday during a rally against a controversial security law proposed by Beijing that was broken up by police, who fired tear gas and water cannon in the most intense clashes for months.
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