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The One-Minute 'I Will Not Stop' Statement: A Conviction, a 'Trend,' and an English-Language Appeal

A speaker, who says they have been convicted and is appealing to a higher court, has released a roughly one-minute video statement delivered in English in which they promise to keep fightingfor their own freedom and for the freedom of 'other honest people that have been criminalized.' The speaker framed their case as part of a 'trend' of young people without political support being targeted, called on the public and 'the international world' to pay attention, and concluded with a promise to fight 'to the very end.' The statement was posted to Instagram.

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