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1/ For Joshua Wong, the possibility of going to jail in China has never been more real. The national security law passed in Beijing and enacted in Hong Kong on 1 July appears to be tailor-made for them in many ways.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/08/our-spirit-will-never-be-crushed-hong-kong-activists-vow-to-keep-fighting-despite-new-laws …
2/ The law – which punishes crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison – has been criticised by legal experts for its broad and vague definitions that would allow the authorities to prosecute whoever they wish.pic.twitter.com/j5macBQld6
3/ National security cases can also be sent to Chinese courts for trial. Vowing not to give up on their mission, Wong says they are prepared to go to jail. Wong, who has already been imprisoned three times, told the Guardian that he had “no choice” but to keep going.pic.twitter.com/JEajeVUVmU
4/ Beijing has labelled him the “black hand” of foreign forces for his campaign for international support for HK protests – an accusation that makes him vulnerable to the “collusion” charge of the new law, punishable by jail terms between three years to life imprisonment.pic.twitter.com/7rvaNlsgv4
5/ “Every night I go to sleep, I keep thinking I might be sent to China the next day. But since we don’t know where the red line is, we can only continue our fight for democracy. Despite the chilling effect of the law, we have to think of ways to resist it."pic.twitter.com/01npR1yQ0w
Yes, maybe also my grandma in Italy
#FreeHongKong
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