Sculptor of dismantled Tiananmen statue says damage symbolic of Hong Kong struggle
The sculptor of a statue commemorating the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown said on Friday that its removal from a Hong Kong university was "brutal" but any damage would be symbolic of recent changes in the city under Chinese rule.
The eight-metre (26-foot) sculpture of anguished human torsos was one of the few remaining public memorials in the former British colony to remember the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters - a taboo topic in mainland China, where it cannot be publicly commemorated.
Source: Reuters #Dec25
https://reut.rs/32ApwFS
#HKU #Tiananmen #Democracy #Protester #Taboo #China
The sculptor of a statue commemorating the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown said on Friday that its removal from a Hong Kong university was "brutal" but any damage would be symbolic of recent changes in the city under Chinese rule.
The eight-metre (26-foot) sculpture of anguished human torsos was one of the few remaining public memorials in the former British colony to remember the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters - a taboo topic in mainland China, where it cannot be publicly commemorated.
Source: Reuters #Dec25
https://reut.rs/32ApwFS
#HKU #Tiananmen #Democracy #Protester #Taboo #China
#StandwithUkraine #StoptheWar
Ukrainian women vow to protect their soil the same way as men
#Kyiv #Ukraine #RussiaInvasion
Source: Inmediahk; #Feb25
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Ukrainian women vow to protect their soil the same way as men
#Kyiv #Ukraine #RussiaInvasion
Source: Inmediahk; #Feb25
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Ukrainian women vow to protect their soil the same way as men
The #RussianMilitary continued to push forward towards #Kyiv on the third day of the invasion. The #Ukrainian President #VolodymyrZelenskiy anticipated that they would be facing the toughest night ever.
Staying in Kyiv, the Ukrainian Congresswoman #KiraRudik posted a photo of her holding a rifle on #Twitter, saying that Ukrainian women ‘will protect our soil the same way as our men’.
She told CNN she would not leave Kyiv, for it is their city and their country.
The Ukrainian #government distributed weapons to citizens as a part of defending the Russian military.
The government also encouraged their people to prepare gasoline bombs.
CNN interviewed the ex-Ukrainian President #PetroPoroshenko, a current-militia, who accused Russian President #VladimirPutin ‘crazy’, and ‘entering Ukraine just for killing’.
He added that ‘Putin could never take over Ukraine’.
#Kyiv #Ukraine #RussiaInvasion
Source: inmediahk; #Feb25
https://bit.ly/3HmwJIz
Ukrainian women vow to protect their soil the same way as men
The #RussianMilitary continued to push forward towards #Kyiv on the third day of the invasion. The #Ukrainian President #VolodymyrZelenskiy anticipated that they would be facing the toughest night ever.
Staying in Kyiv, the Ukrainian Congresswoman #KiraRudik posted a photo of her holding a rifle on #Twitter, saying that Ukrainian women ‘will protect our soil the same way as our men’.
She told CNN she would not leave Kyiv, for it is their city and their country.
The Ukrainian #government distributed weapons to citizens as a part of defending the Russian military.
The government also encouraged their people to prepare gasoline bombs.
CNN interviewed the ex-Ukrainian President #PetroPoroshenko, a current-militia, who accused Russian President #VladimirPutin ‘crazy’, and ‘entering Ukraine just for killing’.
He added that ‘Putin could never take over Ukraine’.
#Kyiv #Ukraine #RussiaInvasion
Source: inmediahk; #Feb25
https://bit.ly/3HmwJIz
#WuhanPneumonia #COVIDControl
Covid-positive domestic worker, baby left to wait overnight outside Hong Kong hospital
//A domestic worker and her three-month-old baby waited overnight outside a hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, the latest incident to expose the plight of Hong Kong’s migrant workers amid the growing outbreak.//
//The woman, who goes by the pseudonym Anika, had developed a fever and a cough. Her infant was also feeling unwell.
But the hospital told them they could not wait inside, ... Anika and her three-month-old ended up spending the night outside the hospital, where she slept on a chair in a covered area.
“There were also other preliminary-positive patients there,” Antonio-Santoyo said. “Maybe the hospital did not consider that it was cold.”//
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Covid-positive domestic worker, baby left to wait overnight outside Hong Kong hospital
//A domestic worker and her three-month-old baby waited overnight outside a hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, the latest incident to expose the plight of Hong Kong’s migrant workers amid the growing outbreak.//
//The woman, who goes by the pseudonym Anika, had developed a fever and a cough. Her infant was also feeling unwell.
But the hospital told them they could not wait inside, ... Anika and her three-month-old ended up spending the night outside the hospital, where she slept on a chair in a covered area.
“There were also other preliminary-positive patients there,” Antonio-Santoyo said. “Maybe the hospital did not consider that it was cold.”//
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Winter Olympic Athletes Were Surprisingly Reluctant to Speak
German luger Natalie Geisenberger, who was critical of China, when asked about her view on China's human rights issues a day after earning a gold medal, said peaking out was a matter of timing. "You have to be careful when you say what and where you say it", she said.
To her self-censorship, some netizens said it is unbearable
What China is trying to show the world through this Olympics? Alain Frachon, a French columnist for Le Monde, believes that "President Xi Jinping's China has proven that it is imposing its standards of civil liberties - on Chinese nationals and foreigners. In the ideological battle, the West is not on the podium."
Advertisers and multinational enterprises have been warned that no representatives of theirs can publicly speak out on Xinjiang or Hong Kong's human rights issues, not even in a few words tweets, or they will face heavy retaliation.
#NatalieGeisenberger #LeMonde #AlainFrachon #WinterOlympic #SelfCensorship #HumanRights #HongKong #Xinjiang
Source: RFI #Feb11
https://www.rfi.fr/tw/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/20220211-%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%86%AC%E5%A5%A7%E6%9C%83%E5%B0%81%E5%98%B4%E7%AD%96%E7%95%A5%E5%A5%8F%E6%95%88?ref=fb_i
German luger Natalie Geisenberger, who was critical of China, when asked about her view on China's human rights issues a day after earning a gold medal, said peaking out was a matter of timing. "You have to be careful when you say what and where you say it", she said.
To her self-censorship, some netizens said it is unbearable
What China is trying to show the world through this Olympics? Alain Frachon, a French columnist for Le Monde, believes that "President Xi Jinping's China has proven that it is imposing its standards of civil liberties - on Chinese nationals and foreigners. In the ideological battle, the West is not on the podium."
Advertisers and multinational enterprises have been warned that no representatives of theirs can publicly speak out on Xinjiang or Hong Kong's human rights issues, not even in a few words tweets, or they will face heavy retaliation.
#NatalieGeisenberger #LeMonde #AlainFrachon #WinterOlympic #SelfCensorship #HumanRights #HongKong #Xinjiang
Source: RFI #Feb11
https://www.rfi.fr/tw/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/20220211-%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%86%AC%E5%A5%A7%E6%9C%83%E5%B0%81%E5%98%B4%E7%AD%96%E7%95%A5%E5%A5%8F%E6%95%88?ref=fb_i
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出席冬奧會的運動員出乎意料地不太敢說話。
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Ukrainian soldier sacrificed himself to slow Russian Invasion
In an encounter with #Russian military force in #Crimea, the Ukrainians had to destroy a mined bridge in order to prevent some Russian forces from advancing out of Crimea.
Volunteered in this mission, Vitaly Skakun Volodymyrovych, a member of the Ukrainian Marine Corps went alone and had successfully blown up the bridge.
Unfortunately he did not have time to flee the scene, thus sacrificed in the bombing.
His last communication with his task force was ‘Blowing up the bridge’, followed by the bombing, and his tragic perish.
His heroic act had successfully stopped the Russian tanks from moving forward, as well as slowed down their invasion, buying the Ukrainian military more time to plan and defend Russian attacks.
The Ukrainian military reiterated at the end of their announcement that, ‘We will fight as long as we are alive!’
Source: Whatsnewsmedia, #Feb25
http://whatsnewsmedia.com/7746/17/29/48
Ukrainian soldier sacrificed himself to slow Russian Invasion
In an encounter with #Russian military force in #Crimea, the Ukrainians had to destroy a mined bridge in order to prevent some Russian forces from advancing out of Crimea.
Volunteered in this mission, Vitaly Skakun Volodymyrovych, a member of the Ukrainian Marine Corps went alone and had successfully blown up the bridge.
Unfortunately he did not have time to flee the scene, thus sacrificed in the bombing.
His last communication with his task force was ‘Blowing up the bridge’, followed by the bombing, and his tragic perish.
His heroic act had successfully stopped the Russian tanks from moving forward, as well as slowed down their invasion, buying the Ukrainian military more time to plan and defend Russian attacks.
The Ukrainian military reiterated at the end of their announcement that, ‘We will fight as long as we are alive!’
Source: Whatsnewsmedia, #Feb25
http://whatsnewsmedia.com/7746/17/29/48
#Documentary
Revolution of Our Times Shown in Cinemas in 5 Canadian Cities
#Film #ProtestArt #KiwiChow #RevolutionOfOurTimes
Sources: Commons HK, CanMen Facebook; #Feb14
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Revolution of Our Times Shown in Cinemas in 5 Canadian Cities
#Film #ProtestArt #KiwiChow #RevolutionOfOurTimes
Sources: Commons HK, CanMen Facebook; #Feb14
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Revolution of Our Times Shown in Cinemas in 5 Canadian Cities
Although #RevolutionOfOurTimes" is barred from screening in Hong Kong, a Canada-based organisation took it to Canada for screening.
The award-winning documentary by Hong Kong Film director #KiwiChow is now showing in 5 Canadian cities, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria, beginning February 11.
CanMen, the group who organized the screening, said they originally planned only 4 screening sessions, but were overwhelmed by the public response as tickets were sold out in hours. After negotiating with cinemas, they added an additional 10 some screening sessions.
At Cineplex Odeon International Village in Vancouver, a small Lennon Wall was set up outside the theater for audiences to write down their feelings and responses.
The documentary took audiences back to three years ago, when the Anti-ELAB movement broke out in Hong Kong. Emotional sobbing can be heard in the theater throughout the showing.
At the end of the movie, audiences responded with thunderous applause. They sang "#GloryToHongKong," a popular protest song, and chanted "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times."
The documentary will also be shown in Taipei, Taiwan from February 25 onward.
Sources:
Commons HK
cmmns.co/P9Ksz
CanMen Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/CanMenca/
#Feb14 #Film #ProtestArt
Revolution of Our Times Shown in Cinemas in 5 Canadian Cities
Although #RevolutionOfOurTimes" is barred from screening in Hong Kong, a Canada-based organisation took it to Canada for screening.
The award-winning documentary by Hong Kong Film director #KiwiChow is now showing in 5 Canadian cities, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria, beginning February 11.
CanMen, the group who organized the screening, said they originally planned only 4 screening sessions, but were overwhelmed by the public response as tickets were sold out in hours. After negotiating with cinemas, they added an additional 10 some screening sessions.
At Cineplex Odeon International Village in Vancouver, a small Lennon Wall was set up outside the theater for audiences to write down their feelings and responses.
The documentary took audiences back to three years ago, when the Anti-ELAB movement broke out in Hong Kong. Emotional sobbing can be heard in the theater throughout the showing.
At the end of the movie, audiences responded with thunderous applause. They sang "#GloryToHongKong," a popular protest song, and chanted "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times."
The documentary will also be shown in Taipei, Taiwan from February 25 onward.
Sources:
Commons HK
cmmns.co/P9Ksz
CanMen Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/CanMenca/
#Feb14 #Film #ProtestArt
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Two more Tiananmen monuments removed from Hong Kong universities
Two more Hong Kong universities removed on Friday public monuments to the 1989 Tiananmen protests in Beijing, following the dismantling of a sculpture commemorating victims of the crackdown at another university this week.
The removals at Chinese University and Lingnan University in the global financial hub came as authorities have been clamping down under a national security law imposed by China.
Human rights activists say the law is being used to suppress civil society, jail democracy campaigners and curb basic freedoms, but authorities say the security laws have restored stability after mass protests in 2019.
Source: Reuters #Dec25
https://reut.rs/3qkOcuo
#HKU #Tiananmen #Democracy #Protester #Taboo #China
Two more Hong Kong universities removed on Friday public monuments to the 1989 Tiananmen protests in Beijing, following the dismantling of a sculpture commemorating victims of the crackdown at another university this week.
The removals at Chinese University and Lingnan University in the global financial hub came as authorities have been clamping down under a national security law imposed by China.
Human rights activists say the law is being used to suppress civil society, jail democracy campaigners and curb basic freedoms, but authorities say the security laws have restored stability after mass protests in 2019.
Source: Reuters #Dec25
https://reut.rs/3qkOcuo
#HKU #Tiananmen #Democracy #Protester #Taboo #China
#StandwithUkraine #StopWar
Hong Kong police stopped anti-war protesters saying No to Russian Invasion In Ukraine
As Russian Invasion of Ukraine continued onto 4th day, people around the world, including Russia, are taking to the streets to protest against Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, waving placards and flags in Ukrainian colors and calling on their governments to take action and place sanctions against Russia.
In Hong Kong, tens of Russians took to the street on February 25, 2022 with home-made placecards, that read "Stop War" "Stand with Ukraine" to show their disapproval of the war.
Although they went two by two to follow Hong Kong Government's COVID control restrictions, they were stopped by local police only minutes after they gathered and ordered to disperse.
Source: Twitter user Kris Cheng; #Feb25
https://twitter.com/krislc/status/1497220836826222596
Hong Kong police stopped anti-war protesters saying No to Russian Invasion In Ukraine
As Russian Invasion of Ukraine continued onto 4th day, people around the world, including Russia, are taking to the streets to protest against Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, waving placards and flags in Ukrainian colors and calling on their governments to take action and place sanctions against Russia.
In Hong Kong, tens of Russians took to the street on February 25, 2022 with home-made placecards, that read "Stop War" "Stand with Ukraine" to show their disapproval of the war.
Although they went two by two to follow Hong Kong Government's COVID control restrictions, they were stopped by local police only minutes after they gathered and ordered to disperse.
Source: Twitter user Kris Cheng; #Feb25
https://twitter.com/krislc/status/1497220836826222596
#HongKongers Form #HumanChain on #LionRock to Support #Ukraine
In solidarity with Ukraine, a group of Hong Kong citizens hiked to the Lion Rock in the evening of February 27, 2022. They formed a human chain along the mountain's iconic outline and illuminate the righes with lights.
The photo was taken around 20:30 by an anonymous resident in the Wong Tai Sin district.
Source: HK Feature #Feb28
https://t.me/HK_feature/423
In solidarity with Ukraine, a group of Hong Kong citizens hiked to the Lion Rock in the evening of February 27, 2022. They formed a human chain along the mountain's iconic outline and illuminate the righes with lights.
The photo was taken around 20:30 by an anonymous resident in the Wong Tai Sin district.
Source: HK Feature #Feb28
https://t.me/HK_feature/423
Chinese Netizens Slam Keanu Reeves for Plan to Attend Concert by Tibet House, Call for Boycott of Matrix 4
Source: RFA #Jan25
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Chinese Netizens Slam Keanu Reeves for Plan to Attend Concert by Tibet House, Call for Boycott of Matrix 4
Chinese netizens have slammed the Canadian actor #KeanuReeves for his plan to attend an online charity concert hosted by the #TibetHouse on #Mar03 US time, calling for a boycott of his new film.
Hosted annually since 1989, the concert has featured a roll call of prominent musicians including David Bowie. Proceeds from the concert go to the Tibet House, formally known as the Culture Centre of H. H. the Dalai Lama, an international nonprofit organisation dedicated to preserving, displaying and protecting traditional Tibetan culture.
Reeves is himself a musician, having been the bassist of the band Dogstar in the 90s. He is reportedly areligious but interested in Buddhism. Years ago, he starred as Prince Siddhartha in Little Buddha, a biopic about the Gautama Buddha.
Chinese netizens are upset by Reeves’ plan to attend the concert. Some denounced it as an “insult to China”, while others consider it a show of “support for breaking up Chinese territory” and called for a boycott of #TheMatrixResurrections, his latest film.
A netizen claimed that while they have been a diehard Matrix fans, they “will not contribute a penny to its box office numbers”. Others said they are happy they can “now save a few bucks”, with some telling Reeves to “stay away from politics if [he] know[s] nothing about it”.
Reeves has not responded to the criticism.
Source: RFA #Jan25
https://bit.ly/3tj82rm
Chinese netizens have slammed the Canadian actor #KeanuReeves for his plan to attend an online charity concert hosted by the #TibetHouse on #Mar03 US time, calling for a boycott of his new film.
Hosted annually since 1989, the concert has featured a roll call of prominent musicians including David Bowie. Proceeds from the concert go to the Tibet House, formally known as the Culture Centre of H. H. the Dalai Lama, an international nonprofit organisation dedicated to preserving, displaying and protecting traditional Tibetan culture.
Reeves is himself a musician, having been the bassist of the band Dogstar in the 90s. He is reportedly areligious but interested in Buddhism. Years ago, he starred as Prince Siddhartha in Little Buddha, a biopic about the Gautama Buddha.
Chinese netizens are upset by Reeves’ plan to attend the concert. Some denounced it as an “insult to China”, while others consider it a show of “support for breaking up Chinese territory” and called for a boycott of #TheMatrixResurrections, his latest film.
A netizen claimed that while they have been a diehard Matrix fans, they “will not contribute a penny to its box office numbers”. Others said they are happy they can “now save a few bucks”, with some telling Reeves to “stay away from politics if [he] know[s] nothing about it”.
Reeves has not responded to the criticism.
Source: RFA #Jan25
https://bit.ly/3tj82rm
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"Let's Say We're Japanese": Chinese in #Ukraine Fear Retribution after Insulting Posts from #ChineseNetizens
Source: In-Media HK #Feb27
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"Let's Say We're Japanese": Chinese in #Ukraine Fear Retribution after Insulting Posts from #ChineseNetizens
As Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine, numerous Chinese netizens made posts in support of Russia. Some posts even sarcastically said, "beautiful ladies of Ukraine, come to China".
These posts have drawn the ire of the Ukrainian public, according to a video by a Chinese student who said he was living in Ukraine. "They're a bit emotional about this," he said. Chinese living in Kyiv have begun telling others that they're Japanese; "We don't even dare to call ourselves Chinese anymore."
He called on China's "keyboard warriors" to show restraint, and stop offending the Ukrainians.
The student quoted posts made by Chinese netizens, such as: "Good for Ukraine to have a war; the more deaths the better. This way I could have an Ukrainian mistress." Local media have reported about these posts, complete with translations; "basically, all Ukrainians know."
In shelters, locals would ask Chinese students like himself about the posts, and whether Chinese people are really like this. As a result, many of them don't dare to take shelter in the metro stations with other Ukrainians.
"Give us a little chance to survive," he implored his audience in China. He said that when Ukrainians in Kyiv asked Chinese citizens where they are from, "We say we're Japanese. We don't even dare to call ourselves Chinese anymore, all thanks to you. Do you need a wife that badly? You've lost your humanity. So many of them are dying in the war; how dare you say "good for them" because you might get an Ukrainian wife."
With a sigh, he concluded: "If Chinese people here get beaten or shot to death, it will be thanks to you keyboard warriors."
Since Friday, Feb 25, 2022, China's social media giants #Weibo, #WeChat, and #TikTok have begun censoring accounts that made such offensive remarks. Weibo announced that they processed 542 such posts, and deducted social credit scores of 74 accounts. Tiktok said that it had processed 6,400 videos that have violated rules, and terminated 1,620 live streams.
Source: In-Media HK #Feb27
https://bit.ly/3IDPdFG
#RussiaInvasion #Ukraine #China #LittlePink #SocialMedia
As Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine, numerous Chinese netizens made posts in support of Russia. Some posts even sarcastically said, "beautiful ladies of Ukraine, come to China".
These posts have drawn the ire of the Ukrainian public, according to a video by a Chinese student who said he was living in Ukraine. "They're a bit emotional about this," he said. Chinese living in Kyiv have begun telling others that they're Japanese; "We don't even dare to call ourselves Chinese anymore."
He called on China's "keyboard warriors" to show restraint, and stop offending the Ukrainians.
The student quoted posts made by Chinese netizens, such as: "Good for Ukraine to have a war; the more deaths the better. This way I could have an Ukrainian mistress." Local media have reported about these posts, complete with translations; "basically, all Ukrainians know."
In shelters, locals would ask Chinese students like himself about the posts, and whether Chinese people are really like this. As a result, many of them don't dare to take shelter in the metro stations with other Ukrainians.
"Give us a little chance to survive," he implored his audience in China. He said that when Ukrainians in Kyiv asked Chinese citizens where they are from, "We say we're Japanese. We don't even dare to call ourselves Chinese anymore, all thanks to you. Do you need a wife that badly? You've lost your humanity. So many of them are dying in the war; how dare you say "good for them" because you might get an Ukrainian wife."
With a sigh, he concluded: "If Chinese people here get beaten or shot to death, it will be thanks to you keyboard warriors."
Since Friday, Feb 25, 2022, China's social media giants #Weibo, #WeChat, and #TikTok have begun censoring accounts that made such offensive remarks. Weibo announced that they processed 542 such posts, and deducted social credit scores of 74 accounts. Tiktok said that it had processed 6,400 videos that have violated rules, and terminated 1,620 live streams.
Source: In-Media HK #Feb27
https://bit.ly/3IDPdFG
#RussiaInvasion #Ukraine #China #LittlePink #SocialMedia
#Swedish winter Olympic champion gives #GoldMedal away to protest China’s human rights abuses
//Swedish athlete Nils van der Poel has given his gold medal from the #BeijingWinterOlympics to to the daughter of jailed bookseller #GuiMinhai, in protest against China’s “oppression” of free speech and human rights.
Gui, a Swedish citizen, was one of five Hong Kong-based booksellers affiliated with #CausewayBayBooks, which sold political gossip titles.
“I am not the voice of all Olympians, but me and my friends dedicated our lives to strive for excellence within sports, and the Chinese government chose to use our dreams as a political weapon to legitimise their regime. To me that was personal, and I felt exploited,” van der Poel told #AmnestyInternational.//
Read the full article:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/02/28/swedish-winter-olympic-champion-gives-gold-medal-away-to-protest-chinas-human-rights-abuses/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Feb28
#NilsVanDerPoel #Sport
//Swedish athlete Nils van der Poel has given his gold medal from the #BeijingWinterOlympics to to the daughter of jailed bookseller #GuiMinhai, in protest against China’s “oppression” of free speech and human rights.
Gui, a Swedish citizen, was one of five Hong Kong-based booksellers affiliated with #CausewayBayBooks, which sold political gossip titles.
“I am not the voice of all Olympians, but me and my friends dedicated our lives to strive for excellence within sports, and the Chinese government chose to use our dreams as a political weapon to legitimise their regime. To me that was personal, and I felt exploited,” van der Poel told #AmnestyInternational.//
Read the full article:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/02/28/swedish-winter-olympic-champion-gives-gold-medal-away-to-protest-chinas-human-rights-abuses/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Feb28
#NilsVanDerPoel #Sport