Nicola Longobardi

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Five Demands

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Location: Denpasar

Nationality: Italian

Biography: Nicola Longobardi is an independent photographer, who is based in Indonesia. At age 25, he was a student of the well-known Beijing Culture and Languages University in Beijing and during that period he decided to dedicate his life to photography.... MORE

A man wears a mask to protect h... Central, Hong Kong, Nov. 2019.

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A man wears a mask to protect himself from the teargas of the police in Central, Hong Kong, Nov. 2019.

Riot police march along the streets of Hong Kong. Aug 2019.

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Riot police march along the streets of Hong Kong. Aug 2019.

Protesters in formation of defe...Counsil in Hong Kong. Aug 2019.

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Protesters in formation of defense in front of riot police in front go the Legislative Counsil in Hong Kong. Aug 2019.

Police officers use flashlights...seway Bay, Hong Kong. Aug 2019.

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Police officers use flashlights to prevent reporters from filming the scene in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Aug 2019.

Protestors shout "five...n Central, Hong Kong. Nov 2019.

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Protestors shout "five demands not one less", one of the main slogans accompanying the protests in Central, Hong Kong. Nov 2019.

Riot police officers retake con...Central in Hong Kong. Nov 2019.

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Riot police officers retake control of Central in Hong Kong. Nov 2019.

A man is arrested after a discu...seway Bay, Hong Kong. Sep 2019.

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A man is arrested after a discussion with police officers in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Sep 2019.

Riot police in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Aug 2019.

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Riot police in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Aug 2019.

A man neutralizes a Tear Gas ca...n Central, Hong Kong. Nov 2019.

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A man neutralizes a Tear Gas canister launched by the police over the crowd in Central, Hong Kong. Nov 2019.

EMS volunteers assist a protest...useway Bay, Hong Kong. Aug 2019

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EMS volunteers assist a protester hit by a sponge police grenade in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Aug 2019

Tear gas canisters thrown by ri... Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Nov 2019.

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Tear gas canisters thrown by riot police on Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Nov 2019.

Riot agents protect colleagues ...seway Bay, Hong Kong. Sep 2019.

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Riot agents protect colleagues during street arrests by keeping protesters and journalists away in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Sep 2019.

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Five Demands

Copyright Nicola Longobardi 2024

Updated May 2020

Topics Abuse, Arrests and Prosecutions, Civil Rights, Combat, Documentary, Freedom, Hong Kong, Oppression, Photography, Photojournalism, Police, Protest, Revolution, Riot, Teargas

Since June 9th 2019 Hong Kong has been shaken by a long serie of protest. The spark that triggered the revolt against the government was the bill for extradition to china. During the weeks of protest, the inhabitants of the former British colony began making 5 demands to the government:

Full withdrawal of the extradition bill from the legislative process
Retraction of the characterisation of the 12 June 2019 protests as "riots"
Release and exoneration of arrested protesters
Establishment of an independent commission of inquiry into police behaviour
Universal suffrage for Legislative Council and Chief Executive elections.

However, the Hong Kong government has always responded to citizenship demands by deploying the police and dramatizing the situation in the city more and more.

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