.joshuawongcf says that he and other prominent pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong will not be silenced by their recent arrests. 'If we are cowed by fear now, there won’t be another chance to speak out,' he writes for OpenFuture
A wave of political persecution is underway in Hong Kong and our human rights and freedoms are on the brink of collapse. The world must not stay silent.
All these actions are intended to scare Hong Kongers into submission. But do the authorities really think that we will shut up and stay silent, or that we will come out and fight? It is for our future that young people are prepared to pay the ultimate price in their fight. Many protesters—teenagers, some still in high school—now carry their "last will and testament" in their bags before heading to the frontlines of the demonstrations. Their bid for freedom is written with their blood. Some have committed suicide, been victims of police brutality, have been subject to savage and indiscriminate gang attacks.
The only way for stability to return is for Beijing to grant us free and fair elections in the city—one of the five demands made by the anti-extradition movement. They must present political reforms that include allowing us to choose our chief executive and to elect all members of our parliament, the Legislative Council. Universal suffrage was promised to Hong Kong under the “one country, two systems” principle that was established at the time of the 1997 handover.
Third, we ask everyone to back calls for the Hong Kong government to launch an independent inquiry into the police’s use of excessive force. We also call for an end to sales of crowd-control equipment to the Hong Kong police, who have shown in recent months a bloodthirsty penchant for violence in their policing tactics.
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