The push for democracy in Hong Kong was spearheaded by key protests leaders. However, increasing crackdown on democracy protests in Hong Kong means these political dissidents fighting to protect and improve democracy in Hong Kong are at risk of all becoming political prisoners. This article in Yahoo Sports is by David Pierson, Hsiuwen Liu:

They bonded on the university debate team. On many nights, they’d stay up late playing board games and discussing Hong Kong’s future. She was a law student. He studied Chinese literature.

Emilia Wong, 26, and Ventus Lau, 27, should have had a bright future. Politically engaged and fiercely proud of their native city, they are the sort of young couple a flourishing society might embrace.

But seven years after they started dating, Wong found herself at the Lai Chi Kok Reception Center, one of Hong Kong’s largest prison facilities, delivering fresh clothes and taking meal orders for Lau, who is facing a possible life sentence on charges he violated a Chinese national security law.

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