EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ELSEWHERE Hong Kong leader seeks an end British lawmakers vote on to violence, promises dialogue Bill to block no-deal Brexit PM Boris Johnson demands snap election on October 15 Govt. is withdrawing extradition Bill to fully allay public concerns, says Carrie Lam ‘UN rights chief meddling Reuters in Brazil’s internal affairs’ Reuters LONDON HONG KONG BRASŢLIA The British Parliament on Brazil President Jair Hong Kong leader Carrie Wednesday voted to prevent Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused United Nations Lam, who on Wednesday Prime Minister Boris John­ human rights chief Michelle withdrew the controversial son taking Britain out of the Bachelet of meddling in his extradition Bill, expressed European Union without a country’s affairs after she hope that the city will move deal, but he sought an elec­ criticised a rise in police forward from a “highly vul­ tion just weeks before Brexit violence in Rio de Janeiro and nerable and dangerous” to free its hands. Sao Paulo states and “a place and find solutions. After wresting control of shrinking civic and “Lingering violence is da­ the parliamentary agenda democratic space”. REUTERS maging the very foundations from Mr. Johnson , lawmak­ of our society, especially the ers voted 329­300 in the se­ Brexit supporters demonstrating in London. * AP Nepal media Bills erode rule of law,” a sombre Ms. cond, most important, read­ freedom of speech: HRW Lam said as she sat wearing a ing of a Bill that would force deal blocking legislation had it up in the air, with possible KATHMANDU navy blue jacket and pink the government to request a to get assent from Queen El­ outcomes ranging from a Nepal’s proposed media and shirt with her hands folded three­month Brexit delay izabeth, putting the law onto turbulent no­deal EU exit to communication laws will have on a desk in front of her. rather than leave without a the statute book, before the abandoning the whole en­ a “chilling effect” on its The withdrawal, a key de­ divorce agreement. party would agree to an elec­ deavour — both outcomes citizens’ right to free speech, mand of protesters but just Mr. Johnson cast the legis­ tion. This could, in theory, that would be unacceptable Human Rights Watch warned one of five, came after unrest Easing tensions: Pedestrians looking at a monitor displaying a press conference by Chief lative move in the House of happen next Monday. to swathes of the United on Wednesday. The Executive Carrie Lam in Hong Kong on Wednesday. * AFP government has said the laws that drove the former British Commons as an attempt to “We’re... not going to be Kingdom’s voters. improve reporting and colony to the edge of anar­ surrender to the EU over tricked or conned by John­ Meanwhile, the British go­ discourage disinformation. chy as the government re­ mocracy for the city which in Beijing now viewed the sit­ “Some of those guys may Brexit and demanded an Oc­ son so we’re looking at every vernment on Wednesday an­ But right activists say they peatedly refused to back returned to China in 1997. uation as a matter of national change their minds, maybe, tober 15 snap election, a step way in which, having se­ nounced a new immigration could be used to suppress down — igniting pitched bat­ The Bill would have al­ security. Beijing’s apparent but just a minority,” she said that could free him of any cured the legislation, he scheme that will allow Euro­ freedom of expression. AFP tles across the city of seven lowed extraditions to main­ endorsement of the withdra­ of the protesters. “Some of constraints if he won a can’t wriggle out of abiding pean Union nationals to ap­ million, the arrests of more land China where courts are wal of the Bill comes after them just want to create majority. by the law and implement­ ply for a three­year right to Elizabeth Warren unveils than 1,000 protesters, and controlled by the Commu­ the biggest popular chal­ trouble and they will conti­ The second most power­ ing it,” Mr. McDonnell said. remain in the country in the $3 trillion climate plan leaving a society deeply nist Party. lenge to Chinese President nue to do so.” ful man in the Labour Party, Parliament’s bid to tie Mr. event of a possible no­deal WASHINGTON divided. It was not immediately Xi Jinping’s rule since he John McDonnell, said the no­ Johnson’s hands leaves Brex­ Brexit. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Many are furious about clear if killing the Bill would took power in 2012. Wrong timing Massachusetts has released perceived police brutality help end the unrest. The im­ Others said the move was Leung Yiu­ting, president of an ambitious climate change plan, embracing goals laid out and the number of arrests — mediate reaction appeared not enough. “This won’t ap­ the Hong Kong Education by former presidential rival 1,183 at the latest count — and sceptical and the real test pease the protesters,” said University student union, ‘Parliament suspension lawful’ Jay Inslee and calling for $3 want an independent inqui­ will be how many people Boris Chen, 37, who works in said the timing was wrong. trillion in spending over a ry. “The government will for­ take to the streets. financial services. “In any “Until the five demands decade to combat global mally withdraw the Bill in or­ Some lawmakers said the kind of time, people will find are met, I don’t think the warming. Senator Kamala der to fully allay public move should have come something they can get an­ protests and the social move­ Scotland’s highest court rules in favour of Johnson’s decision Harris of California is also concerns,” Ms. Lam said. earlier. gry about.” ment will stop,” he said. expected to put forth a “I pledge that the govern­ “The damage has been Pro­Beijing lawmaker The protesters’ other four Agence France-Presse “This is political territory not pronounce itself on the LONDON climate change plan. NYT ment will seriously follow up done. The scars and wounds Cheung Kwok­kwan said Ms. demands are: the retraction and decision­making, which exercise of government’s the recommendations of the are still bleeding,” said pro­ Lam’s announcement was of the word “riot” to de­ A British judge on Wednes­ cannot be measured by legal power to suspend Parlia­ Iran to free 7 Indian crew IPCC (Independent Police democracy legislator Clau­ not a compromise to ap­ scribe rallies, the release of day ruled in favour of Boris standards, but only by polit­ ment. “Seems we have lost,” members of seized vessel Complaints Council) report. dia Mo. “She thinks she can pease those promoting vio­ all arrested demonstrators, Johnson’s decision to sus­ ical judgements,” judge Do­ she tweeted. STOCKHOLM From this month, I and my use a garden hose to put out lence, but a bid to win over an independent inquiry into pend Parliament in a move herty said in his ruling. Lawyer Jolyon Maugham, The owner of the British- principal officials will reach a hill fire. That’s not going to moderates in the protest the police perceived brutali­ that will provide some res­ “I do not accept the sub­ who also supported the chal­ flagged Stena Impero tanker out to the community to be acceptable.” camp. “It was likely speaking ty and the right for Hong pite for the beleaguered mission that the prorogation lenge, said: “The idea that if held in the Persian Gulf by Iran said he was told by the start a direct dialogue... we to the so­called peaceful, ra­ Kong people to democrati­ Prime Minister. contravenes the rule of law,” the PM suspends Parliament Iranian authorities that seven must find ways to address Limited room tional, non­violent people cally choose their own Judge Raymond Doherty the judge said. the court can’t get involved Indians, out of the 23- the discontent in society and In the voice recording ob­ who were unsatisfied with leaders. at the Court of Session in Joanna Cherry, an MP for looses some ugly demons. member crew, will be look for solutions.” tained by Reuters, Ms. Lam the governments response The Chief Executive’s of­ Edinburgh, Scotland’s high­ the Scottish National Party “If he can do it for 34 days released. Erik Hanell, CEO of The protests began in said at a meeting last week before,” he said. fice did not immediately res­ est court, rejected a legal (SNP), who was one of the why not 34 weeks or 34 the shipping group, said it March but snowballed in that her room to find a polit­ One woman, Pearl, 69, pond to a request for com­ challenge by PM Johnson’s people behind the chal­ months? Where does this wasn’t immediately clear June and have since evolved ical solution to the crisis was said the protests were no ment on the bill’s opponents — one of three be­ lenge, said the judge had political power end?” he when they would be freed. PTI into a push for greater de­ “very limited”, as authorities longer about the Bill. withdrawal. fore the courts. ruled that the court could wrote. Google fined ‘Detention of Kabul seeks clarification for sharing data Tehran set to scale back children by U.S. on U.S.­Taliban peace deal on children on nuclear commitments grave violation’ Reuters Agence France-Presse It wants to analyse the risks and potential negative consequences WASHINGTON Talks between Iran and EU members are under way Geneva Google, which owns You­ The U.S.