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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to ten years in jail

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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to ten years in jail. (2026, November 5). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/5/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-sentenced-to-ten-years-in-jail?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-11-05

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Joshua Wong, a prominent figure in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, has been given a ten-year prison sentence for allegedly colluding with foreign entities, violating the city's national security law. The sentencing occurred recently but the article does not specify an exact date or location beyond this context.
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On November 5, 2026, Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, was sentenced to an additional 10 years in jail by the High Court of Hong Kong for conspiring with foreign forces under Beijing's national security law. Wong, who is already serving a sentence that was expected to end in January 2027, now faces up to 2026 more months in prison. The conviction reflects Beijing’s crackdown on political opposition since imposing the sweeping national security law in June 2020 following the 2019 protests. Wong rose to prominence as a teenage leader of protests against national education in 2012 and later co-founded Demosisto, which was dissolved under the new law.

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⚖️ Leans left further left than this Hedges 0 of 34 claims Outlet record 66/100
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to ten years in jail Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, who became the global face of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has been sentenced to ten years in prison on a national security charge of colluding with foreign forces.
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to ten years in jail Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, who became the global face of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has been sentenced to ten years in prison on a national security charge of colluding with foreign forces. asserted
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