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Hong Kong protests back Catalan independence fight
By Roy Landersen
Vol. 83/No. 41
November 11, 2019
Hong Kong Free Press/May James
Protesters in Hong Kong hold Catalan flags showing solidarity with
Catalonia’s independence movement in Spain during the 20th week of
marches for political rights Oct. 20. The action was on the Chinese
mainland, in Kowloon, which is part of the semi-autonomous territory of
Hong Kong.
In Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, some 350,000 marched Oct. 26
demanding Madrid free nine jailed separatist leaders. There have been
daily protests since the Spanish Supreme Court imprisoned them Oct. 14
for helping organize a referendum for independence in 2017.
Wilson Ng wrote the Militant from Hong Kong Oct. 26 that he “took part
in the mass demonstration in Kowloon,” and it was “well over 100,000.”
Jimmy Sham, convener of the Civil Human Rights Front, was assaulted by
four masked thugs with hammers and knives Oct. 16 and hospitalized with
head injuries. The coalition, which has organized the largest marches in
Hong Kong, demands an end to cop brutality, amnesty for over 2,600
arrested protesters and direct election of city officials.
The demonstrations are a response to Beijing tightening its grip on the
financial hub and former British colony, run by the Chinese leaders
under a 1997 agreement as “one country, two systems.” The protest
movement is a major political crisis both for Hong Kong’s administrators
and for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who vows to suppress any attempt
to split China.
In This Issue
Front Page Articles •After 40-day strike GM workers approve contract
•Back strikers’ fight against copper bosses’ union busting
•SWP drive to sell books to explain party, its program
•Protests in Iraq, Lebanon target government, Tehran interference
•2020 campaign reflects crisis of US rulers’ two party system
•UFCW union local says ‘No!’ to any prison ban of ‘Militant’
Feature Articles •The Turn to Industry: Forging a Proletarian Party
Also In This Issue •Hong Kong protests back Catalan independence fight
•Blackjewel miners’ encampment protest wins back pay
•Striking Chicago teachers, school workers win support
•Florida ex-felons push back restrictions on right to vote
•Socialist Workers Party Fund Drive Oct. 5 - Dec. 10 (Week 3)
•Fall Campaign to sell Militant subscriptions and books Oct. 5 - Dec. 10
(Week 3)
On the Picket Line •Steelworkers in New Brunswick fight Glencore lockout
•Quebec senior residence workers strike for wages and more staff
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