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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison

NPR
November 5, 2026 at 5:29 AM
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 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.

FILE - Hong Kong teenage student leader Joshua Wong, left, stands in front of yellow umbrellas outside a magistrates

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.

(Image credit: Vincent Yu)