protesters gathered in Hong Kong yet
again on Sunday this time to show
solidarity with Muslims living in China
under very difficult circumstances for
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jongmin we hear this rally turned ugly
as police clashed with what up until
that point had been largely peaceful
protesters well that's right mark masses
of people gathered in Hong Kong's
financial district again on Sunday this
time to back the Muslim weekers in China
more than a thousand people weighed
weaker flags and accused China of
genocide the rally was largely peaceful
but there were some clashes with police
riot police used pepper spray to
disperse the crowds and protesters
responded by throwing glass bottles and
rocks at them the protests now enter
their seventh month since they first
began in June due to an unpopular
extradition bill though some people
there have shown solidarity for weekers
this is the first mass rally to public
publicly support the Muslims in China's
Far West basically we're all fighting
against a totalitarian regime and
because of us we find solidarity in the
we Gers with east turkestan we don't
want
China to become this undefeatable Santa
China has been facing human rights
violation accusations by the United
Nations and other countries as well over
its treatment of we curse
experts say at least 1 million weekers
and other Muslim people have been
detained in camps in Shin Johnson's 2017
the United States have been condemning
China on the matter as well earlier this
month the US Congress passed a bill to
support the Uighur Muslims triggering
fierce backlash from Beijing
