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By October 25 this year, the 12 Hongkongers have been held in incommunicado detention for 2 months. During this period, the Chinese authorities denies their rights of access to lawyers appointed by their families, using the pretext that they have already appointed their own lawyers. The identities of these “government appointed lawyers” remains unknown. They were also formally arrested on the charges of “secretly crossing the border” and “organising others to secretly cross the border”. It was later revealed that the governments of Hong Kong and China had conspired to place the 12 Hongkongers under the control of the Chinese authorities.
According to the internal documents and aircraft radar records of the Hong Kong Government Flying Service, not only did the Hong Kong government know about this well beforehand, but the Hong Kong police also took action.
From the experience of how the Chinese authorities dealt with political prisoners, global concern and solidarity is an important means to protect the safety of the 12 Hongkongers and to fight for their release. Therefore, global coalition of Hongkonger groups, together with the 12 Hongkongers Concern Group, will hold solidarity rallies all around the world to hold the Hong Kong government accountable for betraying its people, show solidarity with the 12 Hongkongers and their families, and demand the immediate release of the 12.
Boston Hongkongers will have outreach event at the Public Garden Bridge to explain to passerby on the HongKong-12 incident. We will also fold paper boats that will be released to the pond at the end of the events as a call to release the 12. You are encouraged to prepare slogan boards and paper boats beforehand and attend in black attires.
Date: Oct. 24, 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 2PM-4PM
Location: Boston Public Garden Bridge
https://fb.me/e/1GOllvFyO
By October 25 this year, the 12 Hongkongers have been held in incommunicado detention for 2 months. During this period, the Chinese authorities denies their rights of access to lawyers appointed by their families, using the pretext that they have already appointed their own lawyers. The identities of these “government appointed lawyers” remains unknown. They were also formally arrested on the charges of “secretly crossing the border” and “organising others to secretly cross the border”. It was later revealed that the governments of Hong Kong and China had conspired to place the 12 Hongkongers under the control of the Chinese authorities.
According to the internal documents and aircraft radar records of the Hong Kong Government Flying Service, not only did the Hong Kong government know about this well beforehand, but the Hong Kong police also took action.
From the experience of how the Chinese authorities dealt with political prisoners, global concern and solidarity is an important means to protect the safety of the 12 Hongkongers and to fight for their release. Therefore, global coalition of Hongkonger groups, together with the 12 Hongkongers Concern Group, will hold solidarity rallies all around the world to hold the Hong Kong government accountable for betraying its people, show solidarity with the 12 Hongkongers and their families, and demand the immediate release of the 12.
Boston Hongkongers will have outreach event at the Public Garden Bridge to explain to passerby on the HongKong-12 incident. We will also fold paper boats that will be released to the pond at the end of the events as a call to release the 12. You are encouraged to prepare slogan boards and paper boats beforehand and attend in black attires.
Date: Oct. 24, 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 2PM-4PM
Location: Boston Public Garden Bridge
https://fb.me/e/1GOllvFyO