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Hong Kong protesters vow to push ahead with mass rally

16/06/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Hong Kong protesters vow to push ahead with mass rally

Protesters to gather despite the government's decision to suspend the extradition bill

Protest leaders in Hong Kong have called for a big turn-out at a rally today, despite the suspension of plans to allow extradition to mainland China. 

Also in the programme: Why corruption is the big issue in today's elections in Guatemala; and an innovative scheme that uses cycling to get immigrant women to form friendships. 

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Iona Craig, journalist and long time Yemen watcher, and Brian Klaas, an Assistant Professor in Global Politics at University College London.

(Photo: Protest groups rejected the Hong Kong government's concessions. Credit: EPA)

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