#CCPControl #Censorship
Museum in France Postpones Exhibition of Genghis Khan in Protest of Censorship by Chinese Authorities
In France, the Château des Ducs de Bretagne, which houses the Nantes History Museum, has announced that a collaborative exhibition with China about Genghis Khan and the Mongol Emperor has been postponed to 2024, and the Museum is going to stop collaborating with China.
The museum’s director, Bertrand Guillet, described the decision of postponing the exhibition as an ethical choice and accused the Chinese authorities of their continuous interference and censorship of the exhibition’s content.
The Chinese authorities asked for the removal of the terms such as “Genghis Khan”, “Emperor”, and “Mongolian language”. They also demanded the power over the context, maps, content, and contact information etc.
The Museum in France indicated that the context of the exhibition was completely censored by the Chinese and biased perspectives were added into the context for political needs. After discussions with several historians and professionals, the Museum decided to halt the project to defend the values of human, science, and ethics. Contents will be replaced by collections from Europe and America and the Museum hoped that the essence of the exhibition can be preserved.
Source: Stand News #Oct13
#Nantes #GenghisKhan #ChâteauDesDucsDeBretagne #Museum
Museum in France Postpones Exhibition of Genghis Khan in Protest of Censorship by Chinese Authorities
In France, the Château des Ducs de Bretagne, which houses the Nantes History Museum, has announced that a collaborative exhibition with China about Genghis Khan and the Mongol Emperor has been postponed to 2024, and the Museum is going to stop collaborating with China.
The museum’s director, Bertrand Guillet, described the decision of postponing the exhibition as an ethical choice and accused the Chinese authorities of their continuous interference and censorship of the exhibition’s content.
The Chinese authorities asked for the removal of the terms such as “Genghis Khan”, “Emperor”, and “Mongolian language”. They also demanded the power over the context, maps, content, and contact information etc.
The Museum in France indicated that the context of the exhibition was completely censored by the Chinese and biased perspectives were added into the context for political needs. After discussions with several historians and professionals, the Museum decided to halt the project to defend the values of human, science, and ethics. Contents will be replaced by collections from Europe and America and the Museum hoped that the essence of the exhibition can be preserved.
Source: Stand News #Oct13
#Nantes #GenghisKhan #ChâteauDesDucsDeBretagne #Museum
#Creativity
#BrickArches Designed by Hong Kong Protestors Win People's Choice in #BeasleyDesignoftheYear
Made from ordinary bricks and designed by Hong Kong protestors, the Brick Arches were nominated in the "transport" category in the Beasley Design of the Year.
Small but powerful structures, the Brick Arches were used by Hong Kong protestors from the pro-democracy movement as roadblocks to slow down police vehicles. Much more difficult to clear than ordinary roadblocks, these locally called ‘mini-Stonehenges’ or ‘brick battlegrounds’ became widespread in the pro-democracy protests in November 2019.
Source: Design Museum, UK #Jan20
https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/beazley-designs-of-the-year/transport/brick-arches
#Award #PeoplesChoice #ProtestArt #HongKongProtesters #AntiELAB #Museum
#BrickArches Designed by Hong Kong Protestors Win People's Choice in #BeasleyDesignoftheYear
Made from ordinary bricks and designed by Hong Kong protestors, the Brick Arches were nominated in the "transport" category in the Beasley Design of the Year.
Small but powerful structures, the Brick Arches were used by Hong Kong protestors from the pro-democracy movement as roadblocks to slow down police vehicles. Much more difficult to clear than ordinary roadblocks, these locally called ‘mini-Stonehenges’ or ‘brick battlegrounds’ became widespread in the pro-democracy protests in November 2019.
Source: Design Museum, UK #Jan20
https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/beazley-designs-of-the-year/transport/brick-arches
#Award #PeoplesChoice #ProtestArt #HongKongProtesters #AntiELAB #Museum
#NeverForget #NeverGiveUp
Pro-democracy Activists Reopen June 4th Commemorative Museum in Hong Kong
On May 30, 2021, the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China reopens the June 4th Museum in Hong Kong.
Since 1990, the group has been organizing the annual candlelight vigil in Victoria Park to commemorate the victims of the Chinese Communist Party's crackdown on the pro-democracy Tiananmen Square protest in Beijing in 1989.
Despite the Hong Kong police's ban on the signature vigil for the second straight year, the Alliance organizes a photo exhibition titled " '89 Movement and Hong Kong" in the museum and called on Hongkongers to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre with each of the own ways, wherever they are.
The secretary for the Alliance Choi Yiu-cheong emphasizes that the Alliance would never give up the commemoration.
Source: InMedia #May30
https://bit.ly/3c65F3z
#June4 #TiananmenMassacre #Museum #CandlelightVigil #Crackdown
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HK Police Arrest #GrannyWong
for "participating in unauthorized assembly" ALONE
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29822
#NeverSurrender: Hong Kong Hospital Authorities Employees' Alliance Speaks Up for June 4 Tiananmen Massacre
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29830
Pro-democracy Activists Reopen June 4th Commemorative Museum in Hong Kong
On May 30, 2021, the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China reopens the June 4th Museum in Hong Kong.
Since 1990, the group has been organizing the annual candlelight vigil in Victoria Park to commemorate the victims of the Chinese Communist Party's crackdown on the pro-democracy Tiananmen Square protest in Beijing in 1989.
Despite the Hong Kong police's ban on the signature vigil for the second straight year, the Alliance organizes a photo exhibition titled " '89 Movement and Hong Kong" in the museum and called on Hongkongers to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre with each of the own ways, wherever they are.
The secretary for the Alliance Choi Yiu-cheong emphasizes that the Alliance would never give up the commemoration.
Source: InMedia #May30
https://bit.ly/3c65F3z
#June4 #TiananmenMassacre #Museum #CandlelightVigil #Crackdown
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Related News:
HK Police Arrest #GrannyWong
for "participating in unauthorized assembly" ALONE
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29822
#NeverSurrender: Hong Kong Hospital Authorities Employees' Alliance Speaks Up for June 4 Tiananmen Massacre
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29830
#PoliticalSuppression
Hong Kong Authorities Accuse June 4th Museum of being "Unlicensed", days before Annual Commemoration of Tiananmen Massacre
[Editor's note: The June 4th Museum has been operating at its current location since moving there in April 2019. This is the first accusation of violations in the two years since.]
On the afternoon of June 1, 2021, officers from the Hong Kong government's Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (#FEHD) accused the June 4th Museum in Hong Kong of being "unlicensed".
The museum had only been reopened for three days after updating their displays over the past month, when 5 FEHD enforcement officers arrived on the premises, mere days ahead of the commemorative day of the Tiananmen Massacre.
Operated by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the Museum is currently running an exhibition on the theme of "The '89 Movement and Hong Kong". The museum calls on Hongkongers to commemorate the 32th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre on June 4th, despite the police banning the annual candlelight vigil in Victoria park.
Enforcement officers claimed that licences are required for "entertainment venues" that are open to the public, and said that exhibitions are no exception. According to the Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance, offenders can face a fine of up to HK$25,000 and imprisonment for six months, and a further fine of HK$2,000 per day if the offence continues.
The officers took the personal details of the staff at the museum.
Source: Apple Daily; RTHK #June1
https://bit.ly/3uBBJTb
#PoliceState #June4 #TiananmenMassacre #Museum #CandlelightVigil #Crackdown
Hong Kong Authorities Accuse June 4th Museum of being "Unlicensed", days before Annual Commemoration of Tiananmen Massacre
[Editor's note: The June 4th Museum has been operating at its current location since moving there in April 2019. This is the first accusation of violations in the two years since.]
On the afternoon of June 1, 2021, officers from the Hong Kong government's Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (#FEHD) accused the June 4th Museum in Hong Kong of being "unlicensed".
The museum had only been reopened for three days after updating their displays over the past month, when 5 FEHD enforcement officers arrived on the premises, mere days ahead of the commemorative day of the Tiananmen Massacre.
Operated by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the Museum is currently running an exhibition on the theme of "The '89 Movement and Hong Kong". The museum calls on Hongkongers to commemorate the 32th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre on June 4th, despite the police banning the annual candlelight vigil in Victoria park.
Enforcement officers claimed that licences are required for "entertainment venues" that are open to the public, and said that exhibitions are no exception. According to the Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance, offenders can face a fine of up to HK$25,000 and imprisonment for six months, and a further fine of HK$2,000 per day if the offence continues.
The officers took the personal details of the staff at the museum.
Source: Apple Daily; RTHK #June1
https://bit.ly/3uBBJTb
#PoliceState #June4 #TiananmenMassacre #Museum #CandlelightVigil #Crackdown
National Security Police Raids June 4 Museum in Hong Kong, Damaging Exhibits and Locking Out Owner
On September 9, 2021, the national security police in Hong Kong raided the already-closed June 4 museum in Mong Kok.
This is followed by the arrest of four core members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.
Police carried off display boards, the museum's logo, material showing #XiJinping and #MaoZedong, 39 boxes of books, as well as other items, and took them away in a truck. Some exhibition panels were damaged in the process.
When a former member went to examine the museum site after the raid, he found that the security camera had been removed, and electric cable were damaged. The door lock had also been changed, and he could not enter the museum. On the gate, the national security police left a handwritten note: "'contact the Mongkok Police Station".
The Alliance had been the organizer of the annual June 4 candlelight vigil since 1990. The event as well as the museum aimed to remember the Tiananmen Massacre by the Chinese Communist Party on June 4, 1989.
Source: Stand News; InMedia #Sept9
https://bit.ly/3ng3Ffx
https://thestandnews.page.link/9NC1ojPHxEenYJiNA
https://bit.ly/3ng3Ffx
#June4 #Museum #WhiteTerror #WhiteWash #PoliticalSuppression #Intimidation #NationalSecurityLaw
On September 9, 2021, the national security police in Hong Kong raided the already-closed June 4 museum in Mong Kok.
This is followed by the arrest of four core members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.
Police carried off display boards, the museum's logo, material showing #XiJinping and #MaoZedong, 39 boxes of books, as well as other items, and took them away in a truck. Some exhibition panels were damaged in the process.
When a former member went to examine the museum site after the raid, he found that the security camera had been removed, and electric cable were damaged. The door lock had also been changed, and he could not enter the museum. On the gate, the national security police left a handwritten note: "'contact the Mongkok Police Station".
The Alliance had been the organizer of the annual June 4 candlelight vigil since 1990. The event as well as the museum aimed to remember the Tiananmen Massacre by the Chinese Communist Party on June 4, 1989.
Source: Stand News; InMedia #Sept9
https://bit.ly/3ng3Ffx
https://thestandnews.page.link/9NC1ojPHxEenYJiNA
https://bit.ly/3ng3Ffx
#June4 #Museum #WhiteTerror #WhiteWash #PoliticalSuppression #Intimidation #NationalSecurityLaw
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【獨媒報導】警方國安處昨日
#PoliceState
Hong Kong Alliance Chairpersons Charged with "Inciting Subversion of State"
On September 10, 2021, the Department of Justice (#DoJ) in Hong Kong laid charges of "Inciting subversion of state power" against the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, as well as its chairperson #LeeCheukYan, and co-chairs #AlbertHo and #ChowHangTung.
The Alliance was informed of the charges via the Hong Kong police, whose National Security department had yesterday carried off a large number of items from the Alliance's June 4 museum as evidence.
The case was brought to court on September 10, 2021. The court denied Chow's application for bail, while Lee and Ho have been detained for long under other charges relating to the pro-democracy movement.
[Editor's note: The same charge of "inciting subversion" were used by China against activists of the 1989 Tiananmen protests, which the Alliance commemorated in a candlelight vigil every year. It had not been applicable to Hong Kong until the introduction of the #NationalSecurityLaw in 2020.]
Source: NowTV; Stand News; Hong Kong Free Press #Sept10
https://thestandnews.page.link/zWbkF1EKaJhzPZJh6
https://www.facebook.com/hongkongfp/posts/4345088285578263
#June4 #Museum #WhiteTerror #WhiteWash #PoliticalSuppression #Intimidation #Regime #Tiananmen
Hong Kong Alliance Chairpersons Charged with "Inciting Subversion of State"
On September 10, 2021, the Department of Justice (#DoJ) in Hong Kong laid charges of "Inciting subversion of state power" against the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, as well as its chairperson #LeeCheukYan, and co-chairs #AlbertHo and #ChowHangTung.
The Alliance was informed of the charges via the Hong Kong police, whose National Security department had yesterday carried off a large number of items from the Alliance's June 4 museum as evidence.
The case was brought to court on September 10, 2021. The court denied Chow's application for bail, while Lee and Ho have been detained for long under other charges relating to the pro-democracy movement.
[Editor's note: The same charge of "inciting subversion" were used by China against activists of the 1989 Tiananmen protests, which the Alliance commemorated in a candlelight vigil every year. It had not been applicable to Hong Kong until the introduction of the #NationalSecurityLaw in 2020.]
Source: NowTV; Stand News; Hong Kong Free Press #Sept10
https://thestandnews.page.link/zWbkF1EKaJhzPZJh6
https://www.facebook.com/hongkongfp/posts/4345088285578263
#June4 #Museum #WhiteTerror #WhiteWash #PoliticalSuppression #Intimidation #Regime #Tiananmen