Hong Kong Protesters Gather Outside High Court to Show Support for Detained Activist

Supporters of jailed activist Edward Leung, gather outside the High Court as Leung appeals against a conviction and sentence in Hong Kong on Oct. 9, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

HONG KONG—Hundreds of black clad pro-democracy demonstrators outside Hong Kong’s High Court on Oct. 9 chanted “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times,” as a leading activist appeared to appeal a six-year jail sentence for rioting in 2016.

The court’s walls were scrawled with graffiti reading: “History will absolve us,” “If we burn you burn with us” and “No turn back 4HK.”