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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

On the latest episode of my new podcast "All My Friends Have ADHD", I speak to Brazilian documentary filmmaker @ferligabue about getting diagnosed as an adult and learning self-acceptance. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube. open.spotify.com/show/50KYZHA...

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Asian Lawyers Network (ALN) @asianlawyersn.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

On #InternationalWomensDay, let us remember all women lawyers in Asia who work on human rights. #ChowHangtung, a Hong Kong barrister and a former vice-person of the Hong Kong Alliance that organized the annual candlelight vigil to commemorate June 4 crackdown is still detained.

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I've launched a Substack! My latest post is on a course teaching Ukrainian civilians how to survive Russian drone attacks. Drones now cause the majority of battlefield casualties in Ukraine. Russia uses them to target civilians, NGO workers, and journalists. open.substack.com/pub/laurelch...

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I crashed a course that teaches Ukrainian civilians how to survive Russian drone attacks. It was incredibly helpful.

FPV (first-person view) drones have completely changed the nature of working on the front lines of Ukraine. They’ve made killing easier, more accurate, and cheaper than ever.

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Joel Chan @kjoules.org · 30/07/2025

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” www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...

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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.

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 30/07/2025

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

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Here's a link to our short doc on the rebels fighting against the military dictatorship in Myanmar, made with support from @noosphere.app youtu.be/s0VhtR5E_eo?...

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Myanmar's young resistance fighters are dropping bombs from drones on the military

YouTube video by Laurel Chor

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

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.

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Noosphere @noosphere.app · 24/03/2025

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

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Noosphere @noosphere.app · 09/04/2025

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.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

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.

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John dEFR0G does not pumpkin spice @defrog.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

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 @laurelchor.bsky.social

July 27, 2019: An elderly woman with a cane scolds Hong Kong riot police during the 2019 protests in Hong Kong.

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

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!

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

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.

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

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

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Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

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 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

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.

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

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.

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Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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.

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

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