Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets 10 more years in jail for foreign collusion

France 24 · FRANCE 24 · 2026-11-05 03:31 UTC

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 more years in prison on Thursday for colluding with foreign powers, a court summary said. Wong, 30, pleaded guilty in September to seeking foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China under Beijing’s national security law, having spent nearly six years imprisoned.

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 more years in prison on Thursday for colluding with foreign powers, a court summary said. Wong, 30, pleaded guilty in September to seeking foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China under Beijing’s national security law, having spent nearly six years imprisoned.

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One of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists, Joshua Wong, was sentenced to 10 more years in jail on Thursday for collusion with foreign powers.

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