Hong Kong sentences Joshua Wong, face of democracy protests, to 10 more years

The Washington Post · Joshua Yang · 2026-11-05 18:50 UTC

Wong, who has had several stints in prison after his protests, had been set to be released early next year.

Joshua Wong, who became the face of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement as a teen before being ensnared in China’s crackdown on the territory, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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