Hong Kong bans film depicting 2014 pro-democracy protests
An eight-minute film about a young gay man’s struggles in Hong Kong has been banned over a one-second scene depicting the 2014 pro-democracy protests
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An eight-minute film about a young gay man’s struggles in Hong Kong has been banned over a one-second scene depicting the 2014 pro-democracy protests
Hong Kong has banned the screening of an award-winning animated short film over a one-second depiction of the city's 2014 democracy protests, a film society said Friday, as Beijing maintains its chokehold on free speech in the finance hub.
A Hong Kong court yesterday sentenced two young men to jail terms over a violent clash during the territory’s political unrest in 2019 that killed an elderly man. Luo Chang-qing (羅長清), a 70-year-old cleaner, died from a blow to the head during a confrontation near the mainland China border where democracy protesters and government loyalists hurled bricks at each other. Luo was one of the only fatalities directly linked to Hong Kong’s political turmoil in 2019, and his case remains a source of outrage for Hong Kong government supporters. Kelvin Lau (劉子龍), 19, and Chan Yin-ting (...
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