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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years

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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, now 30, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in a second national security case. He is already serving a four-year, eight-month term for the city’s biggest national security case. Wong, who was once the figurehead of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, first went to prison at age 23.

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  • center · 5 outlets

    Wong sentenced under Beijing-imposed national security law in a case linked to alleged collusion with foreign forces.

    — Deccan Chronicle

  • right · 2 outlets

    HONG KONG: Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday in his second conviction under Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement. Wong, 30, was charged in June…

    — The Pioneer

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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 became…

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The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. Current article

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years

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 became…

The Times of India Center Bennett, Coleman & Co.

Joshua Wong Sentencing: activist gets fresh 10-year NSL term; warns against dissent

Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 years in prison under Hong Kong's national security laws, adding to his existing sentence from another political case. His imprisonment highlights the government's determination to suppress dissent, particularly targeting his international campaigns for…

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