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#PoliceState #PressFreedom
Police Search Stand News Reporters and Categorize Pear Evening News as "Unrecognized Media"
Netizens called for a march in protest of the government's unconsulted postponement of the Legislative Election. Riot police were stationed along Nathan Road, targeting young people for stop and search.
A Stand News reporter was wearing a press pass when reporting in Yau Ma Tei, but was intercepted by the police and had belongings being searched for 10 minutes.
In Jordan, riot police stopped and searched passersby and reporters wearing reflective vests. The Police Public Relations Branch (PPRB) claimed, "We will find the fake reporters, so the real reporters will have space to work". According to three reporters from the online news platform Pear Evening News, the police categorized them as "unrecognized media". If they are seen again, the police will ticket them for violating the gathering ban.
Source: Stand News #Sept6
#PPRB
Police Search Stand News Reporters and Categorize Pear Evening News as "Unrecognized Media"
Netizens called for a march in protest of the government's unconsulted postponement of the Legislative Election. Riot police were stationed along Nathan Road, targeting young people for stop and search.
A Stand News reporter was wearing a press pass when reporting in Yau Ma Tei, but was intercepted by the police and had belongings being searched for 10 minutes.
In Jordan, riot police stopped and searched passersby and reporters wearing reflective vests. The Police Public Relations Branch (PPRB) claimed, "We will find the fake reporters, so the real reporters will have space to work". According to three reporters from the online news platform Pear Evening News, the police categorized them as "unrecognized media". If they are seen again, the police will ticket them for violating the gathering ban.
Source: Stand News #Sept6
#PPRB
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Police Arrest Pro-dem Activists 'Long Hair', Figo Chan, Raphael Wong
Members of League of Social Democrats including 'Long Hair' Leung Kwok-Hung, Figo Chan, Raphael Wong and Tsang Kin-Shing displayed signs, demanding the authorities to restart the LegCo election. In less than a minute, riot police surrounded them, citing the gathering ban.
When the group was leaving, the police held Figo Chan and Raphael Wong and barred them from leaving.
Riot police shouted with a speaker that 30 people were marching under the lead of Figo Chan, Raphael Wong and Leung Kwok-hung. When Raphael Wong questioned who these "30 people" were, police said journalists were included.
Riot police requested the three to dismiss. When the three tried to leave again, the police shouted, “stop and stand there.” After 5 minutes, they were all arrested.
They chanted "5 Demands Not 1 Less" when brought to the police car.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News; InMedia #Sept6
https://bit.ly/3bunFTw
#PoliceState #LSD #Arrest
Members of League of Social Democrats including 'Long Hair' Leung Kwok-Hung, Figo Chan, Raphael Wong and Tsang Kin-Shing displayed signs, demanding the authorities to restart the LegCo election. In less than a minute, riot police surrounded them, citing the gathering ban.
When the group was leaving, the police held Figo Chan and Raphael Wong and barred them from leaving.
Riot police shouted with a speaker that 30 people were marching under the lead of Figo Chan, Raphael Wong and Leung Kwok-hung. When Raphael Wong questioned who these "30 people" were, police said journalists were included.
Riot police requested the three to dismiss. When the three tried to leave again, the police shouted, “stop and stand there.” After 5 minutes, they were all arrested.
They chanted "5 Demands Not 1 Less" when brought to the police car.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News; InMedia #Sept6
https://bit.ly/3bunFTw
#PoliceState #LSD #Arrest
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#PoliceState
Reporters line up on Ning Po Street for their IDs be validated by PPRB
1534 | #NathanRoad, #Jordan
Armed police ordered reporters on the scene to gather in front of Dah Sing Bank for stop and search in order to validate their identity.
1542 | #NingPoStreet
Around 10 minutes later, PPRB asked for reporters to show their press ID for officers to check and validate one by one. Those unable to show a valid press ID would be ticketed for breaching the gathering ban.
A long line of reporters were sighted on Ning Po Street awaiting for their IDs be validated by PPRB. The police read out the names of media organizations one by one and only those with a “valid press id" would then be released.
1549 |
A reporter from RFA showed her press ID. PPRB officers claimed they have not heard of the news station and need to search online for validation.
Source: PSHK, Cable News
#Sept6 #FreedomOfPress
Reporters line up on Ning Po Street for their IDs be validated by PPRB
1534 | #NathanRoad, #Jordan
Armed police ordered reporters on the scene to gather in front of Dah Sing Bank for stop and search in order to validate their identity.
1542 | #NingPoStreet
Around 10 minutes later, PPRB asked for reporters to show their press ID for officers to check and validate one by one. Those unable to show a valid press ID would be ticketed for breaching the gathering ban.
A long line of reporters were sighted on Ning Po Street awaiting for their IDs be validated by PPRB. The police read out the names of media organizations one by one and only those with a “valid press id" would then be released.
1549 |
A reporter from RFA showed her press ID. PPRB officers claimed they have not heard of the news station and need to search online for validation.
Source: PSHK, Cable News
#Sept6 #FreedomOfPress
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#PoliceState
Police Intercept Bus and Force Passengers to Get Off. Woman Feels Unwell and Sent to Ambulance
A bus 970 going to Cyberport was stopped at Public Square Street. Riot police got onto the bus to search and requested some of the passengers got off.
Dozen of civilians were stopped and searched by police on the pedestrian road near the bus for nearly an hour. Some of them shouted repeatedly, ”Help!” I just passed by” and ”False imprisonment!". Since the interception was taken too long, a lady felt unwell and was sent to an ambulance with assistance from ambulanceman.
Police took those civilians who had been stopped and search to a tour bus. However, the relationship between the passengers in the bus of 970 and civilians on the pedestrian road and what they were charged of were still unknown.
The driver of 970 bus was arrested on his duty, after pressing horn towards the police, who blocked the road.
Source: Apple Daily #Sept6 #HongKongProtests
Police Intercept Bus and Force Passengers to Get Off. Woman Feels Unwell and Sent to Ambulance
A bus 970 going to Cyberport was stopped at Public Square Street. Riot police got onto the bus to search and requested some of the passengers got off.
Dozen of civilians were stopped and searched by police on the pedestrian road near the bus for nearly an hour. Some of them shouted repeatedly, ”Help!” I just passed by” and ”False imprisonment!". Since the interception was taken too long, a lady felt unwell and was sent to an ambulance with assistance from ambulanceman.
Police took those civilians who had been stopped and search to a tour bus. However, the relationship between the passengers in the bus of 970 and civilians on the pedestrian road and what they were charged of were still unknown.
The driver of 970 bus was arrested on his duty, after pressing horn towards the police, who blocked the road.
Source: Apple Daily #Sept6 #HongKongProtests
Forwarded from 📡Guardians of Hong Kong
Police Raise Purple Flag Warning of National Security Violation
1716 | Sai Yeung Choi South Street and Shan Dong Street
Source: Apple Daily #Sept6
#PurpleFlag
1716 | Sai Yeung Choi South Street and Shan Dong Street
Source: Apple Daily #Sept6
#PurpleFlag
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#PoliceState
Aggressive Police Drag Young Man Over the Road
1659 | Intersection of Shantung Street and Sai Yee Street, Mongkok
Plainclothes police pushed a young man onto the ground and dragged him over the road.
Before that, they fired pepper spray at citizens at a close distance.
Source: RTHK #Sept6
#HongKongYouth #PoliceBrutality
Aggressive Police Drag Young Man Over the Road
1659 | Intersection of Shantung Street and Sai Yee Street, Mongkok
Plainclothes police pushed a young man onto the ground and dragged him over the road.
Before that, they fired pepper spray at citizens at a close distance.
Source: RTHK #Sept6
#HongKongYouth #PoliceBrutality
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#Solidarity
New World First Bus Operators to Work-to-rule in Solidarity on Sept 7
A group of bus operators at New World First Bus has announced they will work-to-rule on Sept 7, 2020 in solidarity of the route 970 operator arrested by Hong Kong Police. Travel times may be delayed and they hope passengers would understand.
Source: 巴士台 HK Bus Channel
#Sept6 #NewWorldFirstBus #PoliceState
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Police Intercept Bus, Force Passengers to Get Off and Arrest Bus Driver
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/24957
New World First Bus Operators to Work-to-rule in Solidarity on Sept 7
A group of bus operators at New World First Bus has announced they will work-to-rule on Sept 7, 2020 in solidarity of the route 970 operator arrested by Hong Kong Police. Travel times may be delayed and they hope passengers would understand.
Source: 巴士台 HK Bus Channel
#Sept6 #NewWorldFirstBus #PoliceState
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Police Intercept Bus, Force Passengers to Get Off and Arrest Bus Driver
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/24957