The mass
protests continue against the extradition law being considered by Hong Kong ’s assembly that is being promoted by Communist
China. The authorities responded with
violence and arrests. The law would be a
tool to stifle peaceful dissent in the increasingly unfree special
administrative territory that reverted to China
from British rule in 1997, despite Peking’s promise to allow Hong
Kong to be free. The
assembly is controlled by Peking .
There were
protests today in Russia
after a prominent journalist critical of the tyrannical and kleptocratic regime
of Vladimir Putin was arrested on trumped-up charges several days ago. He was released after the charges were
disproved. Hundreds of protesters were
arrested. Freedoms of press and peaceful
assembly are not tolerated by Putin.
The acting
President of Kazakhstan appeared to win elections last week easily, but
international monitors have declared the results invalid because the elections
were not free or fair, citing irregularities.
The longtime dictator of the former Soviet Republic
A measure
to prohibit the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European
Union without a deal was narrowly defeated in the British Parliament. Most Conservatives opposed it, but some
favored it. With or without a deal, the U.K. will leave
the E.U. by the end of October. The deal
negotiated between them has thrice been rejected by Parliament, although the
last time by a much smaller margin. The
E.U. has stated that it will not renegotiate the deal. Among other issues, the border with the Republic of Ireland
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