READING Hong Kongers and their supporters will take part in a worldwide protest on Saturday, April 15.
Organisations across the country will be coordinating a silent protest with those in the USA, Canada, Taiwan, and Australia.
Reading will be one of nine locations in the UK taking part in the protest against a number of rights abuses and raise awareness of the Hong Kong 47.
It follows the arrest of 47 people in Hong Kong back in 2021, who had been detained up until the beginning of their trial in February this year.
They were arrested after organising or taking part in unofficial elections for a pro-democracy candidate in council elections, and subsequently charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion.”
Protestors are arguing that they were unlawfully detained and will be subject to an unfair trial without a jury.
They also allege that the Chinese Communist Party has breached the Joint Declaration between China and the UK through “crackdowns” on democracy and human rights.
A number of those arrested currently hold British National Overseas status, and several have family who are UK citizens.
The Silent Protest takes place in Broad Street, Reading, from 11am-noon on Saturday, April 15, with sister protests in London, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol, and Edinburgh.
