STUDENTS at Oxford University will be staging a 'stand-in' in Oxford this evening in support of the protests in Hong Kong.

Protests unfolded yesterday near Hong Kong's key government buildings in an attempt to prevent lawmakers from participating in a debate over the extradition bill.

The bill would make it easier to send suspects to mainland China for trial.

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Oxford Mail:

In the protests yesterday, police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and pepper spray to disperse protesters.

Students in Oxford will stand outside Radcliffe Camera this evening in solidarity with the protestors in Hong Kong, condemning the brutality deployed by the police and opposing the extradition bill.

The dress code is black and the protest starts at 6.30pm.