Hong Kong 2019 pro-democracy protest song banned as court reverses ruling

A Hong Kong appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a protest song widely used as an anthem for Hong Kong's 2019 pro-democracy movement is now banned, reversing an earlier decision that dismissed the city government's bid to ban the song.The ban on the song "Glory to Hong Kong" is seen as further undermining freedom of expression in the semiautonomous region of China.It criminalizes the broadcasting, performing, printing, publishing, distributing and reproducing of the song in any way, including online, with exceptions granted only to lawful journalistic and academic activities.In June last y…READ FULL ARTICLE