Nancy Pelosi Calls for Release of Christian Pro-Democracy Activist: ‘We Must Speak Out for Freedom’
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Nancy Pelosi calls for release of Christian pro-democracy activist: ‘We must speak out for freedom’
Nancy Pelosi, the U.S. House speaker emerita, called for the release of pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, a Christian who could face life in prison after pleading guilty to a national security charge. She told colleagues on the House floor that lawmakers must speak out for freedom.
Joshua Wong Faces More Prison Time as Lawmakers Decry Hong Kong Crackdown
The democracy activist has pleaded guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces under Hong Kong's controversial national security law, prompting calls for his immediate release from lawmakers around the world who argue that advocating for freedom should not be a crime
Joshua Wong, the former secretary-general of Demosisto, who has been detained for nearly six years in connection with the "35+ subversion of state power" case and numerous other social movement cases, pleaded guilty on Wednesday (September 2) to additional charges of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, brought against him by authorities on the grounds of seeking foreign sanctions against Hong Kong. The court will announce its verdict at a…
Hong Kong's most prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong, 30 years old next month, has to face another prison sentence, which threatens him with life imprisonment under the National Security Act.
Taiwan today denounced the "political persecution" of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) against Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, who declared himself guilty on Wednesday of conspiracy to collusion with foreign forces, a punishable crime with life imprisonment.
Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to conspiracy to solicit sanctions from foreign countries against Hong Kong and China.
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