James_H
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They're releasing it in cinemas in China and Hong Kong, it will be straight to streaming for most of the world due to covid.
Hong Kong Protests & The Umbrella Movement
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ramonmercado
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The crack down continues.
A Hong Kong judge has found five speech therapists guilty of publishing seditious children's books.
Their books - about sheep trying to hold back wolves from their village - were interpreted by authorities as having an overtly political message.
After a two-month trial a government-picked national security judge said their "seditious intention" was clear.
It comes amid a crackdown on civil liberties since 2020, when China imposed a new national security law. Beijing has said the law is needed to bring stability to the city, but critics say it is designed to squash dissent. The law makes it easier to prosecute protesters and reduces the city's overall autonomy, while also increasing Beijing's influence over political and legal decision-making in the city.
The group of five speech therapists, who were founding members of a union, produced cartoon e-books that some interpreted as trying to explain Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement to children. In one of the three books a village of sheep fight back against a group of wolves who are trying to take over their settlement.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62821043
A Hong Kong judge has found five speech therapists guilty of publishing seditious children's books.
Their books - about sheep trying to hold back wolves from their village - were interpreted by authorities as having an overtly political message.
After a two-month trial a government-picked national security judge said their "seditious intention" was clear.
It comes amid a crackdown on civil liberties since 2020, when China imposed a new national security law. Beijing has said the law is needed to bring stability to the city, but critics say it is designed to squash dissent. The law makes it easier to prosecute protesters and reduces the city's overall autonomy, while also increasing Beijing's influence over political and legal decision-making in the city.
The group of five speech therapists, who were founding members of a union, produced cartoon e-books that some interpreted as trying to explain Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement to children. In one of the three books a village of sheep fight back against a group of wolves who are trying to take over their settlement.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62821043
ramonmercado
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Disney (self) censors The Simpsons to placate the Chinese authorities.
Disney has removed an episode of The Simpsons referring to Chinese labour camps from its streaming service in Hong Kong.
The absence of the One Angry Lisa episode in its latest season was flagged in media reports this week. It is unclear when it was removed.
Disney has declined to reply to the BBC's queries.
There have been rising concerns about censorship in Hong Kong after it passed several controversial laws. The city had previously had access to more civil freedoms than the Chinese mainland, but Beijing has clamped down on these rights since major pro-democracy protests rocked the city in 2019.
In the episode, which first aired last October, the character Marge Simpson is shown images of the Great Wall of China during an exercise class.
During the class, her instructor comments: "Behold the wonders of China: Bitcoin mines, forced labour camps where children make smartphones."
The BBC has reported that hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority people in the western region of Xinjiang have been forced into manual labour. The Chinese government denies this and says the factories are part of a voluntary "poverty alleviation" scheme.
The Simpsons has been shown on and off in mainland China since the early 2000s. Clips from the current season can be found on Chinese streaming sites, but not of that particular scene, according to a BBC check on Tuesday.
The removal of the latest Simpsons episode comes after Disney in 2021 also removed a show episode referring to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64550177
Disney has removed an episode of The Simpsons referring to Chinese labour camps from its streaming service in Hong Kong.
The absence of the One Angry Lisa episode in its latest season was flagged in media reports this week. It is unclear when it was removed.
Disney has declined to reply to the BBC's queries.
There have been rising concerns about censorship in Hong Kong after it passed several controversial laws. The city had previously had access to more civil freedoms than the Chinese mainland, but Beijing has clamped down on these rights since major pro-democracy protests rocked the city in 2019.
In the episode, which first aired last October, the character Marge Simpson is shown images of the Great Wall of China during an exercise class.
During the class, her instructor comments: "Behold the wonders of China: Bitcoin mines, forced labour camps where children make smartphones."
The BBC has reported that hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority people in the western region of Xinjiang have been forced into manual labour. The Chinese government denies this and says the factories are part of a voluntary "poverty alleviation" scheme.
The Simpsons has been shown on and off in mainland China since the early 2000s. Clips from the current season can be found on Chinese streaming sites, but not of that particular scene, according to a BBC check on Tuesday.
The removal of the latest Simpsons episode comes after Disney in 2021 also removed a show episode referring to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64550177