Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is sentenced to 10 more years in prison
Headline from NPR · First reported Nov 4, 11:26 PM ET () · Updated Nov 5, 7:45 PM ET · 10 sources, 10 articles
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Wong was sentenced for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
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Left7
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Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Sentenced To 10 More Years In Prison
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Wong rose to prominence during Hong Kong's 2014 protests, known as the Umbrella Movement, and has been in and out of jail since 2017.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is sentenced to 10 more years in prison
Wong was sentenced for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
Hong Kong's Joshua Wong is spending years of his adult life in prison
Joshua Wong, once a rising political star in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, has been sentenced again under Beijing's national security law
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Top Republican condemns sentencing of 'hero' Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong
Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), the chair of the House Select Committee on China, condemned China's sentencing of activist Joshua Wong, calling him a "hero." A Hong Kong court sentenced Wong to 10 more years in prison under a Beijing-imposed national security law. "Joshua Wong is a hero who has…
Hong Kong jails Joshua Wong for a decade in collusion case
The sentencing marks the activist's second national security conviction, extending his incarceration just two months before he was due to be freed.
