Protesters say the Hong Kong and Beijing governments are stealthily chipping away at the city's democracy this year, expecting the international community to be distracted by the coronavirus pandemic. Many activists say 2020 is the year Hong Kong will either get democracy, or lose everything.

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Divya Gopalan (@DivyaGnews), Hong Kong native and Al Jazeera journalist.

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Hong Kong’s long game to secure democracy

Hong Kong security law: Growing unease about China's legislation

'There is never an end game': Hong Kong after a year of protest

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Protesters say the Hong Kong and Beijing governments are stealthily chipping away at the city's democracy this year, expecting the international community to be distracted by the coronavirus pandemic. Many activists say 2020 is the year Hong Kong will either get democracy, or lose everything.In this episode:Divya Gopalan (<a href="https://twitter.com/DivyaGnews" target="_blank">@DivyaGnews</a>), Hong Kong native and Al Jazeera journalist.For more:<a href="https://art19.com/shows/the-take/episodes/060244dc-42b0-4c13-b2d0-de334c33cc3d " target="_blank">Hong Kong’s long game to secure democracy</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/hong-kong-security-law-growing-unease-chinas-legislation-200618092223039.html" target="_blank">Hong Kong security law: Growing unease about China's legislation</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/game-hong-kong-year-protest-200615104936779.html" target="_blank">'There is never an end game': Hong Kong after a year of protest</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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