Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Last Hong Kong Bookshop Selling Books Banned In China Closes

“Human rights activists and publishers have raised grave concerns over the closure of the People’s Bookstore, a tiny shop in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, known to be the last source of literary contraband in the city … The closure follows the disappearance and detention of five city booksellers in 2015, who were linked to the Mighty Current publishing house that produced critical books about China’s leadership.”



Article source here:Arts Journal

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