A Welsh cinema was shut down after it refused to ask for Covid passes.
Cinema & Co, in Swansea, announced on Tuesday it would not be asking for Covid passports, despite the Welsh government voting to extend the Covid pass scheme in Wales to cover cinemas, theatres and concert halls.
The cinema posted on Facebook, saying the new rules were “unfair and killing the entertainment industry,” WalesOnline reports.
They vowed to “take a stand” against what they branded “discriminatory and unlawful” measures.
However, the cinema was temporarily shut down on Thursday night.
The new regulations were announced amid rising case and death rates, and what could be a tough winter.
Following the closure, owner Anna Redfern claimed she would “not be bulled” despite breaking the law.
She said: "I'm clearly distraught.
"I'm absolutely overwhelmed by the offers of help and support locally, nationally and even internationally.
"I have no further comment to make, but I will not be bullied."
Her original decision was met with a mixed response.
In the cinema’s original post on social media earlier this week, they said: "Dear Customers. As an independent business, we will not be implementing the nonsensical & unnecessary Covid passports here in Swansea, Wales, as they are unlawful, an infringement of our human rights & discriminate against those exercising their right to bodily autonomy."
Anna added: "They keep changing the goal posts, they keep putting up more obstacles and I have a right to earn a living, it puts food on my kids' table and I'm a single mum, dealing with all this has been extremely challenging.
"There's a huge discrimination element to these passes and people aren't able to access their rights, we're in 2021 and we're discriminating against those who have chosen to exercise bodily autonomy."
"It just doesn't fit right with me, people from all walks of life are welcome at Cinema & Co."
