Latest sentence handed down after jailed activist admitted conspiring with Nathan Law and others to lobby West for sanctions after 2019 protests
10 sources · 11 articles · updated 2026-11-06 13:10 UTC · opinion
The Star Malaysia ·
Latest sentence handed down after jailed activist admitted conspiring with Nathan Law and others to lobby West for sanctions after 2019 protests
The Straits Times ·
LONDON, Nov 6 - Ten governments including the United States, Britain, Germany and France issued a statement on Friday condemning the sentencing of Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong to 10 years in jail. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Nikkei Asia ·
Democracies condemn 10-year jail term for activist; China accuses critics of interference
Houston Chronicle ·
A Hong Kong court has sentenced activist Joshua Wong to 10 more years in prison under a national security law imposed by Beijing. Wong, who led protests as a student, was already serving a sentence...
The Washington Post ·
Extending the democracy activist's sentence shows the city is not a safe place to invest.
The Washington Post ·
Wong, who has had several stints in prison after his protests, had been set to be released early next year.
Deutsche Welle ·
Joshua Wong, once a teen activist and one of the faces of the "Umbrella Movement," is spending years of his adult life in prison.
NPR ·
Wong was sentenced for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
Associated Press ·
Joshua Wong, once a rising political star in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, has been sentenced again under Beijing's national security law. Critics see Wong’s jailing as part of an attempt to keep prominent dissidents behind bars. But Beijing views him as an anti-China figure and insists the police acted lawfully. Wong first gained fame in 2012 as a teenage activist protesting national education in schools. He later became a key figure in the 2014 Umbrella Movement. Wong co-founded a political party advocating for self-determination and urged U.S. sanctions on China. Despite repeated arrests, the 30-year-old continues to reflect and grow behind bars.
France 24 ·
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.
NBC News ·
Wong, 30, who is already serving a four-year, eight-month prison term, had been expected to be freed in January 2027.