Almost 300 arrests as Hong Kong protesters oppose election delay
by Helen Davidson from on (#57TF5)
Police fire pepper pellets in one of largest gatherings since national security law imposed
On what was supposed to have been Hong Kong's election day, hundreds of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets on Sunday, where they encountered a heavy presence from police, who fired pepper pellets and arrested almost 300 people.
It was one of the largest gatherings of protesters since China's implementation of a sweeping set of anti-sedition laws that a coalition of United Nations expert groups has said risks breaching multiple international laws and human rights.
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