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Hotel Gellért, Budapest, 1970s.

So far in 2026, Hong Kong police have raided four independent bookstores on suspicions of sedition under the National Security Law. Picture here shows an independent bookstore employee being cuffed and taken away with her head held high, wearing a shirt that says, "I am a bookstore clerk," on July 15, 2026.

Reporting despite the personal risks, journalist Emily Feng reveals dramatic human stories of resistance and survival in a country that is increasingly closing itself off to the world. Feng illustrates what it is like to run against the grain in China, and the myriad ways people are trying to survive, with dignity.

Lilys of the Valley Ribbon by RibbonworksDesign

The perfume bottle in the shape of a lily of the valley by René Lalique, the International Perfume Museum in Grasse, France.

oil on birch Plywood, 17,2 x 12,7 cm / 6 3/4 x5"

katsura-rikyu, kyoto. shokin-tei tea house

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Sulfur combusts on contact with air to create stunning blue lava-like rivers of light in the Kawah Ijen crater on the island of Java | Ph: Olivier Grunewald