A nightmare comes true for 12 Hong Kongers arrested at sea, now in Chinese detention

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What sparked Hong Kong's mass protests last year — fear of extradition to mainland China — has become a dark reality for 12 Hong Kong families.

The young woman keeps two timers on her phone: one counting down until her anniversary with her boyfriend, the other tracking how many days it has been since he vanished at sea.

“He is trapped in another hell,” said the girlfriend, who spoke on condition of using only her first name, Alice, and withholding her boyfriend’s name for fear of retribution under a newrecently imposed on Hong Kong to silence dissent as China tightens its hold on the former British colony. Fan Biaowen, left, Liang Xiaojun and Song Yusheng are human rights lawyers hired by Hong Kong families to represent their detained relatives.

“I keep dreaming of him shaved bald, in prison clothes with an overgrown beard, his face entirely helpless,” she said. “I can’t see any hope.”

 

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Unfortunately it shows why HongKongers have been fighting for their freedom and democracy!

The fact is that China arrested the 12, but were the 12 on the China border. China claims everywhere is his land, even the South sea.

Sadly it proves that China law is horrible and darkness. That is the reason why HongKong antiELAB since June 2019. It also speed up the damage our freedom & HumanRights from CCP. Please StandWithHongKong save12hkyouths

This is why we are against the extradition bill in the first place. Now that the bill has been withdrawn, but NSL and this shit still happened, so no one, local or foreigner, is ever safe from China’s threat. I’m extremely worried about the 12 detainees :’( save12hkyouths

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This is ccp’s transparent legal system which you can’t choose your own lawyer represent you in court and you can’t see your families duration the detention. You are locked up like criminals. save12hkyouths

Plz, pay attention to Hong Kong 12 youths! They are not allowed to see lawyers. Their rights are not protected. I can't imagine what they are facing. :( save12hkyouths

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any chance for a fair trial when the detained can't even meet the lawyers their families appointed for them? save12hkyouths 🙏🙏

They are Hong Kong demonstrators who have been transported to China and will be severely punished. They urgently need outside attention. When they receive more attention from the outside world, their situation will be safer😣🙏🙏 save12hkyouths

save12hkyouths 🥺 a month already. Are they alright? No one knows

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It’s a long lasting nightmare for the detainees and their family members. We have no ideas about whether they are safe or not. They could not access to medical and legal support. That’s totally ridiculous. Please save12hkyouths 😔🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

It's over 30 days since these youths were last seen... They still don't have proper access to lawyers. China are setting up detention camps when they feel like it save12hkyouths

People should have the chance to receive fair trials thru due process even if they committed crimes. Now after 30days, still no one can reach these youths and lawyers were appointed by CCP. They need our help! save12HKyouth save12HKyouths

eddieowen099 The worst thing is they have been deprived of their rights to legal representation & probably tortured both physically & mentally in a city call Shenzhen which is supposed to be a major metropolis in china.

That's why we opposed extradition bills last year. It allows HK gov. send us arbitrarily to a place without rule of law and human right. However, NSL has ended Hong Kong..... . BoycottCCP save12hkyouths

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hker are very worried about their fate. We must do everything to keep everyone’s attention of this incident, chinazi will definitely pay for their dictatorship and brutality save12hkyouths

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There is a rumor that CCP invade HongKong territory to kidnap the twelves Otherwise,why HKPolice could have one of their chat record and lied about that? save12hkyouths

They became hostages, not detention save12hkyouths StandWithHongKong

It has been more than a month since no one can contact them after being arrested in mainland China. CCP has forcefully assigned lawyers to them, which we all know these lawyers won’t help them. And the hk govt didn’t show any attempt to ensure their safety. save12hkyouths

Their family cannot even sure the conditions of these 12 Hong Kong youth, it is very worrying. save12hkyouths

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Chinese custody is an egregious nightmare for anyone. They are barred from accessing their families and lawyers. As the Gov turns a blind eye to them, I hope the international community can spotlight them.

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Yes ... The most dreadful nightmare becomes the reality. A year ago HongKongers protested against the amendment of the extradition bill to prevent people being extradited to Mainland & face unfair judgement. Yet it finally happens StandWithHongKong save12hkyouths

The world must ascertain those 12 who were illegally arrested are still alive or not. Don't let them be any one more LiuXiaobo

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The twelve Hongkongers are in very dangerous situation now as we all know there's no rule of law in China. Hope the international pressure can make sure they won't disappear forever...

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Coward Trump allowed this to happen. Any other American President would have told China you are not taking over Hong Kong. Just another Trump failure

It just shows how bad the tyranny is

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