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Thousands in Hong Kong Form Human Chain on 12th Weekend of Protests
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1:45Now PlayingHong Kong protesters are gearing up for a 12th straight weekend of demonstrations that have rocked the former British colony and raised questions about its future as a regional financial hub.
Demonstrators are looking to maintain momentum after large but peaceful protests last weekend broke a pattern of tear gas and police clashes. New rallies kicked off Friday afternoon, and as night fell, demonstrators tried to form a human chain across the city. Historic mass marches opposing legislation easing extraditions to China began peacefully in June, and have since widened into a broader movement against Beijing’s increasing grip.
Friday’s protest comes on the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way, when about 2 million people in the countries now known as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania formed a human chain stretching 676 kilometers. That demonstration was meant to peacefully protest the forceful incorporation of their countries into the Soviet Union, paving the way for the three nations to regain independence over the following two years.
“I think that the whole world is attentively following along, and I think that a lot of people in our countries have a known empathy for those people who have expressed their desire to strengthen freedom, democracy and independence,” Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said on Friday in Riga.
Thousands of protesters lined the streets of Hong Kong, holding hands to form a human chain across the city. Some yelled, “Fight for freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.” A group headed up to the iconic Lion Rock peak, while others took to tourist hotspots and the business district.
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