Hong Kong protests

Police officers prevented some 400 protesters from occupying the Democritus University of Thrace on Monday and proceeded to detain 18 of them.

The police used tear gas to disperse protesters on Champs-Élysées. There are also people arrested.

Thousands of cars headed to Paris, following the example of the Canadian Freedom Convoy, to protest against the covid restrictions.

However, blockades of the French capital were not set up, and more than 7,000 police officers were mobilized to maintain order.

Police arrested protesters

China’s Deputy National Security Minister left his country via Hong Kong and sought refuge in the US

Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters on Sunday, as thousands thronged the streets to protest against Beijing's plan to directly impose national security laws on the city.

Joshua Wong (Demosisto) is one of the most prominent faces of Hong Kong's democracy movement and a leading figure in the "Umbrella Movement" which came into being in 2014. Together with hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers, the now 23-year-old is campaigning for free elections, reform of the voting system and democratization of the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is gearing up for demonstrations over the Christmas week with protesters planning to gather in districts across the city, including in prime shopping malls, the latest in more than six months of unrest.

Hong Kong police fought off protesters with tear gas and batons on Nov. 18 as they tried to break through a police cordon that is trapping hundreds of them on a university campus.

Anti-government protesters paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth day on Nov. 14, forcing school closures and blocking highways and other transport links to disrupt the financial hub amid a marked escalation of violence.

As a result, parts of public transport, schools and many businesses will be closed following the escalation of expected violence.