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12 US states and 7 countries that have barred protesters from wearing masks

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  • On Friday, October 4, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced protesters were banned from wearing face masks, as she tried to deter violent protests that have been going on for four months.
  • Hong Kong isn’t the only place to have banned masks at demonstrations. It’s happened in the United States in response to tenant farmers back in 1845, and in the 20th Century in response to the Klu Klux Klan in the US.
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On Friday, Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam announced an immediate city-wide ban on protesters wearing face masks.

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