More protests planned in Hong Kong
Anti-extradition bill protesters march to West Kowloon Express Rail Link Station in Hong Kong on July 7, 2019. More protests are planned for the weekend.
The Hong Kong pop star and protest leader Denise Ho joins us as Hongkongers prepare for another weekend of protest against the restrictions of the Beijing government. Also, Turkey threatens its own position in NATO by taking delivery of a Russian defensive missile system, one that the US has warned Turkey not to use. And, Somali workers at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Minneapolis are planning a walkout to call for better working conditions.
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