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Added on the 07/08/2019 14:32:26 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Crowds gather outside Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily's headquarters to show their support to the pro-democracy publication that announced it will print its final edition after authorities arrested staff and froze its assets using a sweeping new national security law. IMAGES
Images from outside a police station in central Hong Kong where democracy activist Joshua Wong is being held after his arrest for "unlawful assembly" relating to a 2019 protest against a government ban on face masks. IMAGES
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters thronging the city's streets create a display of lights by holding aloft their mobile phones. IMAGES
Anti-government protesters inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University consider their next move, as riot police surround the building and make arrests outside the campus. IMAGES
Medical workers at the public Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong line corridors and hold pro-democracy placards to show solidarity with the anti-government movement as the city's political crisis continues. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.