Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 10 years for colluding with foreign forces
Hong Kong's High Court sentenced the pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison on Thursday 5 November after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces under the national security law.
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Joshua Wong, one of the best-known figures of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the city's High Court on Thursday 5 November for conspiring to collude with foreign forces, his second conviction under the national security law that Beijing imposed in 2020.
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- Hong Kong Free Press Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years over foreign collusion hongkongfp.com
- Radio Free Asia International community condemns Joshua Wong's 10-year 'foreign collusion' sentence rfa.org
- The Standard Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years over foreign collusion charge thestandard.com.hk
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