Hong Kong court sentences activist Joshua Wong to 10 years on national security charge
The court said Wong conspired to seek sanctions and other hostile measures against Hong Kong and China, extending his prison term by nearly six years.
- On Thursday, a Hong Kong court sentenced activist Joshua Wong, 30, to 10 years in prison for collusion with foreign entities under the city's National Security Law.
- Prosecutors accused Wong of conspiring with fugitive activist Nathan Law to lobby foreign governments for sanctions against China and Hong Kong, activities prosecutors say began around 2016.
- Wong is already serving a four-year, eight-month prison term for a 2024 subversion conviction, with this new sentence extending his detention beyond his previously expected release date in January.
- Observers argue the sentencing demonstrates authorities' determination to keep prominent activists imprisoned, further chilling civic engagement in Hong Kong where many civil society groups and critical news outlets have dissolved.
- While Beijing maintains the National Security Law is crucial for stability, supporters view Wong as a political star, with some residents arguing he should never have faced imprisonment for his advocacy.
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Le TempsOn Thursday, a Hong Kong court sentenced the pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to another 10 years in prison for collusion, following a new trial under the National Security Law.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years
Rights groups have decried the latest collusion charge against Joshua Wong as a deliberate attempt by authorities to keep him incarcerated. (EPA Images pic)HONG KONG: One of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists, Joshua Wong, was sentenced to 10 more years in jail on Thursday for collusion with foreign powers."The court... imposed a final sentence of 10 years' imprisonment" on Joshua Wong, a press summary released by court said.Wong, who be…
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets 10 more years in jail for foreign collusion
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 more years in prison on Thursday for colluding with foreign powers, a court summary said. Wong, 30, pleaded guilty in September to seeking foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China under Beijing’s national security law, having spent nearly six years imprisoned.
Hong Kong: Joshua Wong Gets Nearly 10 More Years in Prison
Click to expand Image Joshua Wong speaks to protesters near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, June 17, 2019. © 2019 Kin Cheung/AP Photo (Tokyo) – The Hong Kong High Court on November 5, 2026, sentenced Joshua Wong, a well-known democracy activist, to 10 years in prison on baseless national security charges, Human Rights Watch said today. Wong has been in custody since November 2020, when he was 23, and faces imprisonment until late 2036, w…
Hong Kong court sentences activist Joshua Wong to 10 years on national security charge, China News
HONG KONG — Activist Joshua Wong, 30, who became the international face of Hong Kong's democracy movement, was sentenced on Thursday (Nov 5) to 10 years in jail on a charge of collusion with foreign entities under the city's national security law.Wong was accused of conspiring with self-exiled activist Nathan Law and others in 2020 to request that foreign countries,...
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berlingske.dkJoshua Wong has previously pleaded guilty to charges of collaborating with foreign forces. He will be sentenced to ten years in prison.
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