In 2021, Hong Kong’s democracy suffered a devastating blow – the authorities charged 47 campaigners and participants in the pro-democracy camp primary election with “subversion” under the National Security Law. After enduring a bail hearing for consecutive days in an inhumane, “marathon” fashion, most of them were denied bail and have since been remanded in custody. For over a year, we still don’t see an end to their pre-trial detention, or an actual trial date. The mass arrest not only represents the purge of opposition voices in Hong Kong but also destroys the social fabrics of our civil society: someone else’s comrades, partners, friends, or family members were simply taken away with no prospect of being released soon. It is important to recount the human stories behind the 2.28 repression, especially when the government tries hard to make us forget and eliminate any public discussion. HKDC interviewed 5 political figures now living in exile: Nathan Law, Carmen Lau, Timothy Lee, Sunny Cheung, and Ted Hui. Through their memories and narratives, we hope to recount the stories of the 47 with you. Their stories must be retold again and again, to honor them, to inspire future action, and to remind us that our struggle for freedom can’t stop until we are all freed.