Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to ten years in jail

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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to ten years in jail. (2026, November 5). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/5/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-sentenced-to-ten-years-in-jail?traffic_source=rss

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Joshua Wong, a prominent figure in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, has been given a ten-year prison sentence for allegedly colluding with foreign entities, violating the city's national security law. The sentencing occurred recently but the article does not specify an exact date or location beyond this context.

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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, who became the global face of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has been sentenced to ten years in prison on a national security charge of colluding with foreign forces.

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