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A Hong Kong teenager was found guilty on Friday (Dec 11) of insulting China’s national flag and unlawful assembly as Beijing accelerates its crackdown on dissent and the city’s pro-democracy movement. /HKFP/

“The actions of the defendant were out of question defiling the national flag in an open manner. The defendant walked back and jumped to throw the flag which made more people able to see what he did,” Magistrate Peony Wong said. /Shutterstock/

Fire Photo: Criminal cases for insulting the Chinese flag were rarely seen in the former British colony, but as tensions over Beijing’s rule have risen so have such incidents. Photo: Sam Tsang

Fire Photo: Protesters walk over the national flag during an anti-government protest at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin on September 22, 2019. Photo: Nora Tam

Fire Photo: Chinese counter-protesters wave the flag of the People’s Republic of China as members of the U.S. Hong Kong community protest against what they say is police brutality during the ongoing Hong Kong protests, in Santa Monica, California, August 17, 2019. Mark Ralston/AFP/