Global Times, Chinese Embassy accused @Reuters of throwing shade at their gold medallist Hou Zhihui because "an ugly photo" of the athlete was used.
There's nothing ugly about a sportswoman in the middle of performing her best.
This was an extremely unsettling post.
#Olympics
//...These two things — the unrelenting humanity of the documentary, and its importance in documenting the struggle for Hong Kong’s liberation — are what make “Revolution of Our Times” such a compelling and crucial piece of journalism...//
https://t.co/syTiTOgv3E
In a gutsy move, #Cannes2021 is set to screen a bombshell Hong Kong protest doc, Kiwi Chow's #RevolutionOfOurTimes, as late and surprise addition to the official program https://t.co/SD4G5KuI36
Cannes film festival takes diplomatic gamble, gives late festival slot to ‘Revolution of Our Times’ Hong Kong protest feature.
Thank you #Cannes2021🎥 @Festival_Cannes@Variety
https://t.co/mRxka9oZbV
New: Cannes Film Festival, risking Beijing's ire, will show a documentary about Hong Kong's 2019 protests on Friday called "Revolution of Our Times"
We spoke to director Kiwi Chow, who worked in secret & sent footage abroad, reflecting HK's climate today: https://t.co/NmKhPBHjgY
New: Cannes Film Festival, risking Beijing's ire, will show a documentary about Hong Kong's 2019 protests on Friday called "Revolution of Our Times"
We spoke to director Kiwi Chow, who worked in secret & sent footage abroad, reflecting HK's climate today: https://t.co/NmKhPBHjgY
It's morning now in HK. Pls feel free to pass on this msg:
I'm a UBC faculty. If any HKers are coming here in response to what's happening there, pls feel free to contact me (now or once you land). I can introduce you to the campus & help you get settled into campus. Canto-able.
Today RSF staged parallel “funeral protests” outside the Chinese embassies in Paris & Berlin following the closure of #AppleDaily, warning that without concrete action by democracies, the death of press freedom in #HongKong could follow.
Read more here 👉 https://t.co/5JEHE6iFPv
1/ It started in late Jan. when we noticed odd videos like this one on YouTube and Twitter.
Today, my latest for @propublica and @nytimes uncovers one of the most elaborate efforts to date by the CCP to deny its ongoing oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
How we got here: