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[Oct 12: Anti-Emergency Law March Ă— Mask Parade]

A pair of protesters wearing Winnie the Pooh face masks with the word 'Murderer' written in red as they passed by Cheung Sha Wan.

Source: The Stand News

#MaskParty #XinnieChallenge #WinnieThePooh

Don't miss out other masks and costumes from the "Mask Parade"!

Kamen Rider:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/8194

"Liberate Hong Kong":
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/8195

Guy Fawkes with glasses:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/8197
Hundred “Xi Jinpings” in Japan:
100 Poohs Assemble in Shibuya Celebrating Halloween


At around 7pm on October 26, "100 Poohs" assembled in Shibuy of Tokyo in Japan to celebrate Halloween in advanced. Initiated by a Hongkonger, the event gathered around 100 people wearing Xi Jinping's masks to take photos together.

Many people joined, and the situation of Hong Kong is explained to passers-by. Due to a large number of participants, the rally had to be called off before the scheduled time with the police's escort. All "Xi Jinpings" left by themselves.

Source: United Social Press

#GlobalSupport #Xinnie #WinniethePooh #Japan #FreeHK
[Oct 30: Congregation Day at Polytechnic University of Hong Kong]

Graduates put on Guy Fawkes masks and take photos with Winnie the Pooh on the congregation day.

In addition to chanting "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times", they also remind each other to meet in Victoria Park at 15:00 on November 2.

Source: Stand News

#PolyU #FightForFreedom #FreeHongKong #WinniethePooh #Xinnie
#Newspaper

Prague Will Sign Sister-city Agreement with Taipei after Cutting Ties with Beijing

(Editor’s Note: Prague Axed Partnership with Beijing in Oct and the Czech Pirate Party, the parliament ruling party posted #WinniethePooh photo on its Facebook after the incident.)

According to a document approved by Prague City Hall on Monday, Prague and Taipei will sign an agreement that includes cooperation in the fields of economy, business, science, technology, tourism, education, healthcare and culture, among others, reported the Czech news agency CTK. One final hurdle for the sister-city agreement is the approval by Prague assembly members, who will review it on Dec 12.

Mayor Zdenek Hrib told CTK on Monday that the agreement will be signed when Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je visits the Czech capital in January 2020. He also revealed that the Prague Zoo will receive pangolins from the Taipei Zoo as part of the new sister-city agreement.

Excerpt: Taiwan News (03-Dec)
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3829260

#Prague

Read:
Prague Ended Sister-city Agreement with Beijing
Winnie the Pooh on "Free Hong Kong" at Half-year 612 Anniversay Rally on December 12.

Photo: USP #Dec12
#Xinnie #WinniethePooh
Walking in darkness, Be Water. I will draw until I no longer can.
We can be as humble as dust, but not as twisted as maggots
.

Originally published in Ming Pao Weekly, Culture section, "Hong Kong Rare Animals Conservatorium" column

Source: ArtoHK’s IG

#Hongkongers #WinnieThePooh #Xi #CarrieLam #XinnieThePooh #HKSOS
Mocking Xi Jinping with Winnie the Pooh Costume on #Halloween;
Hongkongers in
#US: We Shall Stand up to China Despite Fear for National Security Law

'Project Black Mask HK', an organization of American Hongkongers, donned #WinniethePooh costumes for Halloween to mock Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping.

About a dozen people assembled and dressed up as Winnie the Pooh to raise awareness for China's racial oppression, as well as to express support for Hongkongers, Kazakhs, and Uyghurs.

The participants waved flags that read 'Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times' and 'Glory to Hong Kong', and chanted slogans such as 'Stand with Hong Kong'. Representatives of minority groups gave speeches describing the oppression they faced in China.

A Hongkonger who attended the assembly admitted that Hong Kong's National Security Law still worried him even he was now in the US. Despite the chilling effect of the law, he felt obliged to stand up to the oppression, saying, 'Liking posts behind the keyboard is not enough.'

Source: Apple Daily #Nov1
#GlobalSupport #WorldAgainstCCP #NationalSecurityLaw #Xi #ProjectBlackMask
Sapientia - Exhibition of the protests (Part 2)

A Mask of Xi Jinping

This cut out mask was used at a human chain demonstration against the amendments to the Extradition Bill and the Anti-mask Law. Wearing the mask is one of the creative responses to protest against the Anti-mask Law. While protesters urged for the “five demands”, Chief Executive Carrie Lam invoked the colonial-era Emergency Regulations Ordinance in October 2019 to ban the wearing of masks at assemblies. It is common amongst protesters to wear face coverings as it helps protesters to filter out tear gas shot by the police and to remain anonymous in this leaderless, faceless movement.
The Anti-mask Law, created to stop the protests, resulted in more intense social unrest afterwards.

“I wasn’t going to eat it, I was just going to taste it.”
— Winnie the Pooh

#AntiMask #HongKongProtest #AntiELAB #Exhibition #HKUSU #Sapientia #Xi #WinniethePooh

http://timable.com/zh-hk/event/1940311
#Censorship #Regime
Pooh-Pooh, not Winnie: Chinese Media Avoid #Xi Satire

In Shanghai #Disneyland, a little boy attacked a worker in #WinniethePooh costume. However, the parents of the boy has been impertinent and refused to apologise to the worker.

The video went viral on the #ChineseInternet, but it seems “Winnie the Pooh” is a bigger problem to China's media than violence or parenting, as they use “Pooh-pooh bear” instead in reporting the news.

[Editor's note: the cartoon figure Winnie the Pooh has been used as a satirical representation to the #CCP General Secretary #XiJinping and was thereby banned in China for a period of time.]

Source: Liberty Times #May9
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3526274