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A Hong Kong university has scrapped an exhibition of World Press Photo winners just days ahead of its opening, citing safety and security fears.
The decision by Hong Kong Baptist University comes as Beijing and local authorities oversee a sweeping crackdown on dissent in the city.
World Press Photo is an annual competition that awards the best visual journalism around the world each year.
AFP photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba bagged last year s top prize with an image of a man in Sudan reciting poetry during anti-government protests.
The exhibition was also set to include prize-winning images of the huge and often violent pro-democracy protests that swept Hong Kong in 2019.
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