The Guardian Weekly

Call for action after activist attacked at China consulate

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The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, faced demands for action against the Chinese government after police began inquiries into claims that a pro-democracy protester was attacked inside the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester last Sunday.

The man, who was named only as Bob, was reportedly beaten up and said he was dragged inside the consulate grounds before being rescued by British police and other protesters. A photograph published by VOA Cantonese showed some of his injuries, which left him bleeding and bruised.

“We are supposed to have freedom to say whatever we want here [in the UK],” Bob, originally from Hong Kong, told the BBC.

Images from the attack circulatin­g on social media show a grey-haired man in a blue scarf holding Bob by his hair just inside the consulate gates, as other men attack him and a British police officer tries to pull him away.

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