MSA WORLDVIEW 2 OCT 2020

Dozens of protesters were arrested in Hong Kong on Thursday during anti-government protests that occurred as mainland China celebrated National Day of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Thursday’s arrests come as Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam and riot police continue to enforce the PRC’s “National Security Law,” which bars protest activity considered subversive. Protesters reportedly gathered in opposition to the law, which was enacted on June 30, and also demanded the return of 12 Hong Kong people, who were arrested in August while attempting to flee to Taiwan and extradited to mainland China. Local accounts indicated that hundreds of Hong Kong riot police patrolled the city, searching and detaining any individuals deemed as suspicious. Overall, however, Thursday’s protest gatherings remained minimal. On Wednesday night, Hong Kong riot police reportedly arrested five individuals for encouraging participation in Thursday’s protests. Chief Executive Lam announced a “return to stability,” despite continued tensions in Hong Kong as many protesters seeking to organize, rebuke Hong Kong’s administration, and demand autonomy. Both the National Security Law, which puts a severe limitation on any protest activity, and safety restrictions put into place against the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have prevented a significant continuation of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Despite a previous massive slowdown of the Hong Kong protest movement amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the new national security law could potentially cause a significant uptick in regular protest activity; however, protests against the new law are limited and have not yet sparked consistent significant civil unrest. In addition, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will continue to discourage public demonstrations.

Domestic

Convicted Felon Charged in Ambush-Style Shooting that Wounded Two Los Angeles Deputies

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/deonte-murray-compton-convicted-felon-identified-charged-ambush-style-shooting-los-angeles-sheriffs-deputies-2020-09-30/

Kansas Man Accused of Making Threat over Breonna Taylor Case

https://apnews.com/article/breonna-taylor-kansas-shootings-archive-kentucky-e999ec2ee6979317852cfd67b98331c2 

Facebook to Ban Ads Supporting QAnon and Militarized Social Movements

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/30/facebook-bans-qanon-ads-includes-militarized-social-movements.html 

U.S. Repatriates Last of Islamic State Suspects Believed Captured in Syria

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/us/politics/islamic-state-suspect-repatriated.html?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1574527_ 

President Donald Trump and First Lady Test Positive for COVID-19

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/politics/hope-hicks-positive-coronavirus/index.html

International 

Dozens Arrested as Hong Kong Marks China’s National Day

https://news.yahoo.com/dozens-arrested-hong-kong-marks-161104252.html 

New COVID-19 Restrictions for Derry and Strabane

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-54365155 

Sudan to Strike Peace with Rebels After Decades of War

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/1/sudan-to-strike-peace-with-rebels-after-decades-of-war 

India Says Pakistan Shelling Killed Three Soldiers in Kashmir

https://apnews.com/article/india-kashmir-archive-pakistan-cc27e84600a2f55cbf3bf9c6937d428f 

New Strict Social Media Measures Enter Into Force in Turkey

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/1/new-strict-social-media-measures-enters-into-force-in-turkey 

Europe Worst Infection Hotspot Heads for Lockdown

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-madrid/you-cannot-lock-down-everybody-madrid-tells-spanish-government-in-covid-spat-idUSKBN26M5CK?il=0 

Lebanon Asks Interpol to Arrest Russian Ship Captain, Owner Over Port Explosion

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lebanon-asks-interpol-to-arrest-russian-ship-captain-owner-over-port-explosion-2020-10-01