As 3 Hong Kong activists begin prison sentences, I urge the Hong Kong and Beijing authorities to end their campaign to stifle opposition.
Prosecution decisions must be fair & impartial. Rights and freedoms in Hong Kong must be upheld.
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I'm saddened by the news that @joshuawongcf, @chowtingagnes & Ivan Lam have been jailed for their activism. These brave young people are symbols of freedom & democracy in #HongKong, values that we will never stop fighting for.
The right of the people of Hong Kong to engage in peaceful protest is enshrined in the Basic Law. The Chinese government committed to upholding these rights in the Joint Declaration. The detention of pro-democracy activists for exercising this right must be universally condemned
China's repression of democratic voices in Hong Kong clearly shows Beijing is an enemy of freedom. We stand in support with #JoshuaWong and his colleagues as they are sent to prison again for defending freedom of expression. #HongKong#save12hkyouths https://t.co/MUi6gzZtTY
I’m appalled by the sentencing of @joshuawongcf, Ivan Lam and @chowtingagnes. Their only guilt is fighting against an increasingly oppressive totalitarian regime eroding #HongKong’s liberties and autonomy. The world cannot stand idle, we must
#StandWithHongKong & #DefendFreedom
Joshua Wong’s unjust sentence is just another attempt by Communist China to instill fear in the people of #HongKong and break their spirit.
It will not work. This will only make the voices demanding freedom and human rights grow louder!
#HongKong is now completely controlled by the Communist Party of #China. Today it’s @joshuawongcf@chowtingagnes & Ivan Lam but next it will be American executives.
U.S. companies should get out while they still can.
Communist China continues to crack down on human rights and destroy any semblance of autonomy in Hong Kong. Democracy activist Joshua Wong was again imprisoned for fighting for Hong Kong’s core values.
What a year for #china - Beijing inflicted #COVID19 on the world and continues to violate its treaty obligations & destroy the liberties of its people, including this latest crackdown in #HongKong
I join calls for the immediate release of Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam. They are courageous young activists and @LibDems stand in solidarity with them. Surely the time for sanctions against individuals involved has come.
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Jailing A young woman like Agnes Chow and young men like Ivan Lam and Joshua Wong - simply because they love Hong Kong - is a travesty of justice. You cannot fight the future, time is on their side.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was jailed for more than a year over 2019 protests, as authorities in the city target political opponents https://t.co/YWb237rwOm
Joshua Wong was sentenced to 13 and a half months in prison, while Agnes Chow received 10 months over a protest in Hong Kong, the latest blow to the political opposition in the semiautonomous Chinese city https://t.co/ipfpGU3U8H
#JoshuaWong 13.5m in jail - via lawyers, “it’s not the end of the fight. Ahead of us is another challenging battleground. We’re now joining the battle in prison along with many brave protestors, less visible yet essential in the fight for democracy and freedom for HK.