Anti-government protesters protect themselves with umbrellas during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Sept. 15, 2019. Nathan Law, a former Hong Kong legislator and a democracy activist, writes that we push for political changes that enact protections and guardrails to safeguard democratic systems. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
Nathan Law is a former Hong Kong legislator and a democracy activist.
Five years ago, I witnessed Beijing’s crackdowns devastate my hometown of Hong Kong. We lost free speech, political rights and freedom from fear. Friends were jailed for years because of peaceful advocacy and I fled to Britain as a political refugee.
