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Can Hong Kong protect Snowden?

Reality Check: Edward Snowden and Hong Kong, Trayvon Martin trial, Egypt Ethiopia water row, Velo-City 2013 opens in Vienna

PRISM whistleblower, Edward Snowden, is currently in Hong Kong, where he is believed to be in hiding. Local freedom of speech activists are proud that he has chosen the territory and take it as an acknowledgement of Hong Kong's open and free society and legal system.

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Despite being a Chinese territory, Hong Kong has an independent judiciary, and is fiercely proud of its freedom of speech

However, some are concerned that Hong Kong does, in fact, have an extradition treaty with the United States, and Snowden may not be safe there.

Jennifer Pak reports from Hong Kong on the latest developments.

Trayvon Martin trial

In Florida, the trial of George Zimmerman, the man accused of murdering the unarmed black teenager ,Trayvon Martin, is getting underway. Zimmerman claims he shot Martin in self defence under the "stand your ground" law. Priscilla Huff describes the case and procedure.

Egypt-Ethiopia water row

Ethiopia's work on a dam on the Blue Nile to construct a new hydroelectric power plant is threatening Egypt's water supply.
North Africa expert, Ahmen Soliman from Chatham House, explains how attitudes to the water supply are changing across the region.

Making a "fuss about cycling"

The Velo-City conference opens in Vienna today with delegates and speakers from all over the world coming together to talk abou their passion: cycling.

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The deputy Mayor of Vienna, the Greens' Maria Vassilakou, in her opening speech called for the Viennese to start making a "fuss about cycling", and pledged to continue to work to make Vienna ever more bike-friendly.

She talks to Chris Cummins about her vision for the future.

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