Reporters covering
protests say officers using pepper spray and teargas, among other abuses
Journalists covering the protests in Hong Kong are experiencing increasing violence at the hands of the
police, according to media groups and first-hand accounts from reporters.
A range of abuses have been reported, including being shoved and indiscriminately hit with pepper spray or teargas by officers, prompting the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club to renew calls for an independent investigation.