A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to another ten years in prison. The 30-year-old activist was found guilty of conspiracy and collusion with foreign forces under the national security law. Onet Wiadomosci ↗
Wong has been in prison since 2020, when Hong Kong authorities began applying the security law introduced by the Chinese central government. The new sentence will extend his time behind bars by another decade. It is Wong's second conviction under this law. The Guardian ↗
The prosecution attributed to him conduct directed against national security and collusion with foreign actors. As part of the case, he also faced charges related to supporting sanctions against Hong Kong and China. Wong had long focused his public activities on promoting democratic reforms in Hong Kong. Der Standard ↗
He gained wider recognition as a teenage leader of the pro-democracy protests in 2014, which later became known as the Umbrella Movement. At that time he became one of the most prominent faces of Hong Kong's democratic movement. Tagesspiegel ↗
According to available data, Wong is the only Hong Kong activist whom authorities have prosecuted twice under the national security law. The verdict fits into the ongoing crackdown by Hong Kong authorities on the pro-democracy movement and its representatives. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Joshua Wong Sentenced to Another Ten Years in Prison in Hong Kong
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Hongkong : le militant prodémocratie Joshua Wong condamné à 10 ans de prison supplémentaires
Le Figaro
| 05:34 05.11.
Hongkong odsoudil ikonickou tvář hnutí za demokracii. Dostal 10 let vězení
seznamzpravy.cz
| 07:10 05.11.
Hongkong: Demokratieaktivist Wong zu weiteren zehn Jahren Haft verurteilt
Die Zeit
| 07:04 05.11.
Seit 2020 hinter Gittern: Neue Haftstrafe für Hongkongs Demokratieaktivisten Joshua Wong
Tagesspiegel
| 06:56 05.11.
Znany aktywista skazany w Hongkongu. 10 lat za kratami
Onet Wiadomosci
| 06:48 05.11.
Hongkong: Zehn Jahre Haft für Demokratieaktivist Wong
ORF
| 06:28 05.11.
Demokratie-Aktivist Wong in Hongkong zu zehn Jahren Haft verurteilt
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| 06:21 05.11.
Hong Kong, altri 10 anni di carcere all'attivista pro-democrazia Joshua Wong
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| 05:05 05.11.
Hongkong - Demokratie-Aktivist Joshua Wong zu weiterer Haftstrafe verurteilt
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