China anniversary: nation marks 70 years of communism amid Hong Kong protests – live

Pomp and ceremony in Beijing could be overshadowed by unrest that has roiled Hong Kong for 17 weeks

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Earlier today, Ilham Tohti, a Uygur academic currently in prison in China, was awarded a European human rights prize.

Tothi, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2014, was awarded the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize in Strasbourg.

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