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Hong Kong activists arrested

30/08/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Hong Kong activists arrested

Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow were arrested for illegally organising a protest

Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow were arrested for illegally organising a protest, before being released on bail.

Several prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have been arrested. Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow were arrested for illegally organising a protest, before being released on bail. We speak to two protesters for their thoughts. 

Also, our BBC Arabic Investigations Editor, Simon Cox, explains the latest piece he's been working on. It's about a missile attack on a market in Syria. 

And an airline boss has been sacked for posting photos of British Airways cabin crew online and branding them “fat” and “unkempt”. Three flight attendants explain what they thing. 

(Photo: Protesters attend the Stand in Silence. Credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP)

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