What’s at stake in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei speaks with Danish media before entering the court for a case against the Danish importer of Volkswagen in Glostrup, Denmark, May 22, 2019. Ai Weiwei claims that Skandinavisk Motor Co. A/S has violated his copyright. In 2017, the artist decorated a building at Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen with life jackets from people who came ashore on the Greek island of Lesbos. Later, the car company used the same building in their advertising campaign for a new car.
Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei talks about what’s at stake in Hong Kong for the pro-democracy movement. Plus, vaccine testing in South Africa, which this week became the first African country with a vaccine trial. And, a change to a refugee program in Europe could leave thousands of the most vulnerable asylum-seekers who pass through Greek refugee camps homeless.
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