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"Popular Hong Kong Protest Song to Be Pulled from All Platforms, Says Creator"
politics1 year ago

"Popular Hong Kong Protest Song to Be Pulled from All Platforms, Says Creator"

The distributor of the protest song "Glory to Hong Kong" will remove it from all platforms following a court ban in Hong Kong, raising concerns over freedom of expression. The song, an anthem of the 2019 protests, has already been removed from iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify in various regions. The ban has sparked fears of further internet censorship and potential disruption to tech companies operating in the city.

Continued defiance: France rallies against police violence
protests2 years ago

Continued defiance: France rallies against police violence

Thousands of people gathered in central Paris for a memorial rally to commemorate the death of Adama Traore, a Black man who died in police custody in 2016. The march was part of nationwide protests denouncing police brutality and racial profiling. Despite a court ban, around 5,900 people took to the streets across France. The protests come amid heightened tensions following days of rioting sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old of Algerian origin. France's Foreign Ministry rejected accusations of structural racism made by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.