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Hong Kong bans protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ after ruling overturned • FRANCE 24 English

  • May 8, 2024



Hong Kong bans protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ after ruling overturned • FRANCE 24 English

[Applause] an Anthem which United crowds of protesters at the height of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong written in 2019 glory to Hong Kong had become an unofficial national anthem rather than China’s March of the volunteers this Wednesday Hong Kong’s court of appeal granted an application by the government to ban the song overturning a lower court judgment that had rejected such a measure due to possible chilling effects on Free Speech authorities then demanded online platforms take the song down the government and the Hong Kong public reasonably expect that the internet service providers will be true to their word the Court ruling targets those who broadcast or distribute the song with the intention of inciting others to commit secession Beijing defended the movement stopping anyone from employing or spreading the relevant song with the intention of inciting divisions and insulting the naal Anthem is a legitimate and necessary measure by the S to fulfill its responsibility of safeguarding National Security the ruling comes amid what critics say is an erosion in Hong Kong’s rule of law and rights amid a major security Crackdown by Beijing that has jailed several dozen opposition figures and shut down media Outlets the EU

A Hong Kong court has banned a protest song popular during pro-democracy demonstrations this Wednesday with authorities then demanding that online platforms remove it. Catherine Khédir-Clifford has more.
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11 comments

  3. france, still sending boots on the ground to Ukraine? You can't project a fully armed and logistically supplied brigade anywhere it isn't civilians you'll be fighting. In Great Britain you are not exactly synonymous with bravery, are you? Twice we've had to dig you out of the nasty stuff because, you are all mouth and trousers and end up collaborating with your enemies like the shia in Afghanistan.

  9. If we are at this level banning songs and slogans… the jihadisit slogan used by Hamas and ISIS, "Allah Hu Akbar" should also be banned… for that matter ,, isn't it ??? just a thought

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