Demonstrators, wearing prison uniforms, march in protest at the jailing of the Umbrella Movement student leaders in Hong Kong, August 20, 2017. Reuters pic
Yesterday, thousands of Hong Kong citizens braved the oppressive heat to stream from the eastern district of Wan Chai to the Court of Final Appeal in the heart of Hong Kong Island, protesting the jail terms of Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow, leaders of the 2014 Umbrella Movement rallies.
They held signs including: “Give back hope to my children” and “One prisoner of conscience is one too many” as they gathered to show support for the threesome.
Democracy is fine but throughout its history, I don't think Hong Kong has ever been democratic!
I'm in a really lousy mood. I need to exorcise this emptiness living inside me. A gnawing void. A blankness that eats me up.
And who else can I turn to but Yoko Ono's screaming?!
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