Hong Kong police used crowd control weapons 30,000 times since June; over 6,000 arrested

The Hong Kong police force say that they have arrested more than 6,000 people since June in relation to the ongoing protests, and have fired crowd control weapons around 30,000 times. Hong Kong has seen six months of large-scale protests. Initially against the now-withdrawn extradition law, demonstrators are now focused on wider demands including an independent … Continue reading Hong Kong police used crowd control weapons 30,000 times since June; over 6,000 arrested