Laurel Chor

Hong Kong football fan, 19, convicted of insulting national anthem Chinese University of Hong Kong student to be sentenced on August 13 for turning back to pitch during ceremony at World Cup qualifier.

A man was convicted for turning his back away from the field during China’s national anthem at a FIFA World Cup qualifier last year.
Prosecutors argued that such actions “could attract copycat behaviour and undermine Hong Kong’s image as a mega-event capital”

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Fearless war journo @laurelchor.bsky.social sporting the iconic, rugged @hongkongfp.com tote bag in Ukraine, 20km from the nearest Russian positions. 💪

YouTube video by Laurel Chor Myanmar's young resistance fighters are dropping bombs from drones on the military

Here's a link to our short doc on the rebels fighting against the military dictatorship in Myanmar, made with support from @noosphere.app

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Myanmar’s resistance fighters build makeshift structures of bamboo and tarp to simulate the building-to-building battles against the military.

I will be posting videos from a previous reporting trip to Myanmar, where I spent time with Garuda, an armed resistance group fighting in the civil war.

Part two of award-winning photographer and filmmaker @laurelchor.bsky.social reflections on this year’s Rio de Janeiro carnaval is now live.

Noosphere contributor @laurelchor.bsky.social spent time with a 23-year-old rebel fighter in charge of a unit repurposing agricultural drones to drop bombs.

During the afternoon #mentalhealth panel, Vicki Tsang from Mind Hong Kong, Paul Tait from @afpnews.bsky.social, Jing Yang from @theinformation.com & freelance journalist @laurelchor.bsky.social shared their mental health tips for daily work & how they have learned to deal with stress and burnout.

Not sure if it's this woman specifically but anyway this is one of the greatest photos ever taken during the 2019 protests.

Credit: Laurel Chor / Getty Images

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I thought I was having a stroke or something when I suddenly caught a strong whiff of goat while walking on the street in Kyiv. Turns out someone was taking his pet goats for a walk!

Stores selling military and tactical gear have become ubiquitous in Ukraine — it’s a huge business. Across from this big store selling camo clothing and gun holsters (which has expanded since my last visit), another store decked out in holiday cheer sells Christmas ornaments and winter clothing.

My apartment didn’t have power or water today — disruptions that most Ukrainians have become used to — but Kyiv was looking beautiful tonight.

New paper in @science.org finds across 8 studies & multiple platforms, time periods, & definitions of misinformation that (a) misinfo evokes more outrage than trustworthy news & (b) people are more willing to share outrage-evoking misinfo without clicking on it

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Took this photo of Jeremy Tam, then-#HongKong lawmaker, during a protest in August 2019. Ten days ago he was sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison under the National Security Law for his involvement in informal primary elections organized by pro-democracy activists.

🙋🏻‍♀️ thank youuuuu

Was at the gym in #Dnipro this AM when the power went out. Walked past the wreckage of a bldg destroyed by a strike a yr ago to get here (I happened to be in Dnipro for that too). Ppl outside #Ukraine are often surprised at how “normal” life can seem here, but you are constantly reminded of the war.

Diners inside the Asian-fusion restaurant “Myao” in Dnipro, Ukraine.

Tonight I had dinner at one of my favorite restaurants in Ukraine, “Myao”. Just last week Russia launched its first nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missiles here, but as usual it hasn’t stopped Ukrainians from going on with their daily lives.