Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong jailed fowling courts order

Be it by support or not, China has managed to get hold of the Hong Kong administration and this has not gone well with the pro-democracy protesters and hence they have chosen to continue their protests till democracy arrives in Hong Kong.  

Most notable pro-democracy activists  Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam were sentenced to jail on Wednesday for holding unauthorized anti-government protests and have been blamed for instigating others to take part in it. Wong was sentenced to 13 and a half months in jail while Chow, who pleaded guilty to influencing others to join others, received a punishment of 10 months. 

Lam on the other hand received punishment for seven months as he was only charged for inciting people. The information was confirmed by the Associated Press. 

The protest in Hong Kong has been going on for the last two years when the initial talks about the security law being introduced by China were first introduced. The protest first took place on June 21 last year which saw thousands of people joining in the pro-democracy fight. 

Last year's protest was against excessive force used by police on the protesters along with an extradition bill which has now been withdrawn. Under the extradition bill, an individual could be extradited to mainland China based on suspicions. 

The three activists, who will be serving their jail term, were a part of the political group ‘Demossito’. It is the first time that the 23-year-old Chow has been arrested. Wong and Lam were earlier sentenced over the charges of activism. 

This action is a sign of Beijing tightening its control over the previously autonomous region. Beijing got what it wanted amidst mass protests and occasional clashes between the police and the people. 

As a report in the Associated Press revealed, the number of arrests made due to the protests around the region was over 10,000. This is the data from June of last year to October this year. This year in June, China imposed the much-dreaded security law on Hong Kong to crackdown on dissent and others in support of pro-democracy protests.

Following these arrests, Amnesty International gave out a statement saying, "Once again, the government has used the politically-motivated charge of 'inciting others to protest' to prosecute people who have merely spoken out and protested peacefully.”

Asia-Pacific regional director Yamini Mishra added, “By targeting well-known activists from Hong Kong's largely leaderless protest movement, authorities are sending a warning to anyone who dares openly criticize the government that they could be next."