{
  "id": 17221156,
  "title": "Beijing Queer film festival cancelled after harassment from authorities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/beijing-queer-film-festival-cancelled-after-harassment-from",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T11:04:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/beijing-queer-film-festival-cancelled-after-police-harassment"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Forums for discussion of feminist and LGBTQ+ views face growing intolerance from Chinese state, say experts Beijing’s annual independent queer film festival has been cancelled after what is understood to have been a campaign of sustained harassment from authorities. Beijing Queer film festival, which was due to begin on Friday in China’s capital, is one of the country’s oldest independent film…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}