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Artist HeungShing_hk posted this piece, inspired by Akira and featuring a banner seen at the protest today. This is #HongKong, where loving your home is a crime.
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Sha Tin district councilor Li Chi-Wang is detained by police officers in Times Square. At one point, they snatched his phone from his hand to prevent him from filming. “Is it now illegal to speak when arrested?” He asked.
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Riot police fired pepper balls at protesters and passersby. A father argued with a officer, who also lost control emotionally, after the pepper balls landed near his baby. The baby and the mother were heard crying as they took shelter in a building’s lobby.
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It may be brief, but after hours of moseying around the streets, protesters retook Hennessy Road to make a statement that is loud and clear: they do not fear the national security law.
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A year later, protesters still remember the rules, shouting “one, two, one, two” as they flee from police to prevent a stampede.
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The crowd quickly dispersing into side streets as police cornered them from two ends of Hennessy Road. You can hear consecutive rounds of pepper balls being fired in the background and people choking from it.
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Two hours after the march is due to begin, protesters are finally able to occupy Hennessy Road in CWB. Police officers however stood under the bridge with their weapons ready.
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Legislator Andrew Wan was peppersprayed and arrested earlier, unsure why. Some people shouted insults at police. Obvious tension in the air and the situation is rather volatile.
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Heavy police presence - and interesting attire - in Causeway Bay, where protesters are gathering for the annual Jul 1 march in defiance of police ban. It is also the first #HongKongProtest since the sweeping national security law took effect last night.
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.@AhTo_comic also has this comic strip, featuring Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and some stubborn, determined bees that survive missile explosions just to flip Pooh off.
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And on the first day the sweeping national security law is adopted in #HongKong, Harcourt Romanticist published his third work, titled "Preludes"《吶喊》 . Yes, #HongKongProtestArt is still going strong. The themes may not be hopeful, but they will be here to document the pain.
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VA Wong Sir, a visual art and liberal education teacher who draws doodles such as this viral piece, was told by the secondary school today they will not renew his contract due to “shortage of resources”.
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In my first piece for @thenation, I spoke to three #HongKong political artists across generations - Zunzi, Ah To and Harcourt Romanticist - on why cartoons and paintings can be a threat to the regime.
thenation.com/article/societ…
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Chickee Duck is asked by the property management to remove the statue immediately.
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A producer cried: there're only two episodes left. I want to capture not just what the axing of a political satire show implies for #HongKong, but also what #Headliner means to HK people. Because it's not just for laugh and there're tears in every joke. asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Hong…
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Herbert Chow, owner of local childrenswear chain Chickeeduck, placed a Goddess of Democracy statue in a branch and added story books about democracy and civil education. Many restaurants openly join the yellow economy, but this bold move is practically unseen among bigger chain
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It’s a question you always hear, as if it’s a solution to all the problems in #HongKong - are you leaving? Many think of moving as the easy way out. It is not. The pain doesn’t subside after you go. As one family explains in tears, you bear the guilt of abandoning your home. twitter.com/ShibaniMahtani…
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This rhyme with food thing is still going on.. twitter.com/xinwenxiaojie/…
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Police officers are stationed on every block of Sai Yeung Choi Street in #MongKok. People are asked to leave or risk violating social distancing rules. A reporter dressed in all black is being searched.
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A growing number of protesters in a mall in Sha Tin, chanting slogans and commemorating the protest anniversary. Thousands surrounded LegCo last year tdy to prevent legislators from passing the extradition amendments bill that would allow HK ppl to stand trial in mainland China.
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City Broadcasting Channel’s powerful images of students’ protest this morning, a day after education minister warned that human chain,slogan chanting are punishable acts. This is as symbolic as HK ppl entering Victoria Park to hold the annual June Fourth vigil despite govt ban. twitter.com/ThomasHHChan/s…
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it isn’t new, but it’s definitely unacceptable. twitter.com/danielchsuen/s…
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This isn't merely whitewashing, but downright glorifying HK police. It paints police's only fault as not reacting quickly enough and dismisses all criticisms as "smear campaign". Expert cites US to argue police brutality in HK is merely a "perception". scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
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