1st place
gold star award
Witold Dobrowolski
poland
title
Hong Kong unrest
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entry description
Protests in Hong Kong started in June 2019 as citizens opposition to extradition law to People's Republic of China turned into a huge prodemocratic revolutionary movement supported by the overwhelming majority of Hongkongers. The Hong Kong government supported by Beijing is trying to suppress the protests with police force. Police brutality against demonstrators and journalists only met with escalation and physical resistance from the most determined group: secondary school students and university students. Neither side intends to let go, and the revolution affects all the Hong Kong citizens. Till now at least two people died in clashes, 2500 were injured and more than 7000 were arrested.about the photographer
Born in 1992. Freelance journalists and photographer based in Poland. Gratuated East European Studies on Warsaw University. Covered ukrainian revolution in 2014 and war in Donbas in 2014-2018. In 2019 and 2020 covered protests in Hong Kong and Lebanon.back to gallery