Hong Kong protests escalate

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse thousands protesting on Sunday against Beijing’s plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, the biggest flare-up in the city since COVID-19 lockdowns began.

25 May 2020, 09:08

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/52ae8d60ed9491c343488bdd046e759ce2113dfb — A pro-democracy supporter is detained by riot police during an anti-government rally in Hong Kong, China.Getty

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/735c1e5a5ca9094b76498118195f73ee43f6302d — Pro-democracy supporters make gestures and hold placards as they take part in an anti-government rally.Getty

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/20bfe5365dbc6ac38e8c583d3fed696bab176237 — Demonstrators stand behind umbrellas during a protest against a planned national security law in the Causeway Bay district in Hong Kong, China.Bloomberg

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/71810ce76fb053a797e98921588cb4ec00be9394 — A pro-democracy supporter is detained by riot police during an anti-government rally.Getty

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/530ce2101942c87b40b458dde14f88495fa82789 — A pro-democracy supporter is detained by riot police during an anti-government rally.Anthony Kwan

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/b3d3375f2cd5772d86c6a4a3aafcca6b6b6c2be7 — Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters during an anti-government rally in Hong Kong, China.Getty

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/6fcece4be5f322665d136d3f945db8c71de84763 — Police water canon trucks spray water to disperse protesters during a rally against the implementation of a new national security law in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China.EPA

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/af6a561648f29740f1c064d189ba5459ce408ebb — A family walks away as riot police fired tear gas during a protest against Beijing's national security legislation in Hong Kong.AP

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/1d8418d442ea8e363c5bbfff815a3b55c5583d07 — Riot police stand guard during an anti-government rally.Getty

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/7920acf47cfd25766892fa11ced44b47d6395be5 — A pro-democracy supporter is detained by riot police during an anti-government rally.Getty

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/36719c028dc022d4d939198002be021a762f6a52 — Tam Tak-chi, vice chairman of the People Power party, center, is led away by riot police during a protest against a planned national security law in the Causeway Bay district in Hong Kong, China.Bloomberg

https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1656/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/3ebc9c49bee7c557f46965fc52514885effdd02f — People move around the debris of roadblocks set by protesters during a protest against a planned national security law in the Wan Chai district in Hong Kong, China.Bloomberg