Arab News Japan

Tokyo: A dozen Japanese activists on Dec. 21 gathered at the crowded square of Shinjuku ward central of Tokyo to show solidarity with the Hong Kong political prisoners who were arrested since December 2.

The demonstrators carried banners on which they wrote the names of those who were imprisoned in Hong Kong and their prison terms.

They highlighted the cases of Josuah Wong leader of the pro-democracy party who was sentenced to 13 and a half months in prison for his role in a protest last year, while Agnes Chow, a fellow activist, received 10 months. Ivan Lam, a third member of their disbanded political group, Demosisto, was sentenced to seven months. All three had faced up to three years in prison.

The Japanese protesters denounced what they called as “police brutality against Hong Kong citizens opposing China’s security law imposed on the Hong Kong government.”

The activists called on “all democracy supporters to remain vigilant to any attacks against democratic principles in the countries of South East Asia.”