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Shanghai Police Crack Down on Halloween a Year After Citizens Used Costumes To Voice Displeasure With Government 

Officials took preemptive measures to ensure party goers couldn’t mock the government.

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Police in Shanghai are banning Halloween to prevent revelers from poking fun at the government with their costumes. Toni Cuenca via Pexels.com
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Police in Shanghai are cracking down on Halloween celebrations in an effort to prevent revelers from sharing political messages in their costumes. 

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NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Ms. Zhukovsky studied economics and government at Dartmouth College.

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