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Pro-democracy protests continue in Hong Kong

Today's protests mark five years since Beijing ruled out fully democratic elections.

Large crowds are gathering in Hong Kong, despite a police ban, to mark five years since Beijing ruled out fully democratic elections in the territory. The authorities are closing a key underground station, blocking roads and moving water cannon trucks into position.

Also on the programme, with the UK parliament about to be suspended what can politicians who oppose a no deal Brexit actually do? And we hear from an indigenous village in the Amazon who say that their way of life is under threat because of President Bolsonaro's rainforest policies.

(Picture: Protesters in Hong Kong. Credit: EPA/ Heon-Kyun)

23 minutes

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  • Sat 31 Aug 201907:06GMT