"I panicked," said Ms Siu, as the scale of the operation became apparent, partly "because of the fact that I can't go back and help." Less than 18 months ago, she was one of the young protesters whose huge rallies shook Hong Kong and, like several dozen of those activists in recent months, she made the difficult decision to leave in fear of the widening clampdown and a feeling she could do more from overseas.
torsdag 7. januar 2021
Hong Kong national security law: Activists say arrests confirm worst fears
When news of the first arrests began trickling through, Joey Siu got straight onto the phone to her friends in Hong Kong. As they stopped responding, one by one, she realised the crackdown was growing - and fast. The 21-year-old student activist, who fled to the US two months ago, watched the detentions mount on her screen: a social worker, an academic, a former journalist, an American lawyer.
"I panicked," said Ms Siu, as the scale of the operation became apparent, partly "because of the fact that I can't go back and help." Less than 18 months ago, she was one of the young protesters whose huge rallies shook Hong Kong and, like several dozen of those activists in recent months, she made the difficult decision to leave in fear of the widening clampdown and a feeling she could do more from overseas.
"I panicked," said Ms Siu, as the scale of the operation became apparent, partly "because of the fact that I can't go back and help." Less than 18 months ago, she was one of the young protesters whose huge rallies shook Hong Kong and, like several dozen of those activists in recent months, she made the difficult decision to leave in fear of the widening clampdown and a feeling she could do more from overseas.
