Fan ordered to remove "Where is Peng Shuai?" shirt at Australian Open

On Sunday, footage emerged of security guards and police demanding spectators remove their ‘Where is Peng Shuai’ T-shirts at the grand slam over the weekend.

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One man, who filmed a security asking a woman to remove the shirt, can be heard asking the guard ‘what do you suggest she wear?’

Instead of answering the question, the guard asks the man to also remove a similar shirt.

A police officer then approaches and informs the pair that guests aren’t allowed to take ‘political slogans’ into the tennis tournament.

‘This isn’t a political message,’ the male activist responds.

‘This isn’t saying vote for the Liberal or Labour party. This is a female tennis player who is being persecuted and the Women’s Tennis Association has spoken out for her. We are simply [reiterating] what the WTA is saying.’

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