Five speech therapists in Hong Kong have been jailed for 19 months each after being found guilty of publishing "seditious" children's books. Authorities interpreted the books - about sheep trying to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sentences 5 to 19 Months for Children’s Books Deemed ‘Seditious’
Tales about a sheep village resisting a wolf pack prompted the charges against leaders of a speech therapists’ union, extending a government crackdown on dissent. ( read original story ...)
Five Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for conspiracy to “brainwash” children with cartoons
Five Hong Kong speech therapists were sentenced on Saturday to 19 months in jail for conspiracy to publish seditious children's books, featuring cartoons of sheep and wolves that prosecutors had ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Speech Therapists Sentenced to 19 Months for Books
A Hong Kong court has sentenced five speech therapists to nearly two years in prison for their role in the publication of children's books deemed seditious. ( read original story ...)
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Hong Kong’s COVID restrictions are more stringent than those in most of the rest of the world. China is the exception—its ‘Zero COVID’ policy is ‘overly draconian and not something sustainable with a ... ( read original story ...)
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Five Hong Kong speech therapists convicted of sedition over children’s books about wolves and sheep
Five speech therapists in Hong Kong were found guilty of a conspiracy to publish seditious children's books on Wednesday, in a case that rights defenders say marks a major blow to free speech amid a ... ( read original story ...)