dispatch from hong kong and the WTO: photos and protesters

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Reporting from IndyMedia and galleries of photos and videos of the protests, and what”s been happening to the protesters..

Quick Update and extract:

” Some protesters have been released, but Korean activists are still being held. The first bus of 150 Korean women who are reportedly “released” has finally left the courthouse. Police say they’re taking them back to the camp they’ve been staying at. However, people are worried that the women might actually being taken to the airport to be deported. People are worried about what condition they are in.

* 700-800 protesters (primarily Korean ) are still detained. Seventy-two imprisoned activists have declared a hunger strike inside the Kwuntong Jail.

*Fifty activists and lawyers are visiting the 200-plus protesters who are still detained at the San Uk Ling Immigration Centre. Although more than 200 are inside, only the names of 40 are known.

* The 150 Korean women who were reportedly released last night have been released and were not deported. Some protesters have been released, but Korean activists are still being held.

..more on this here

Photo Collage from the WTO protests [Other photos here]

Photo Collage WTO

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