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Hong Kong activist sentenced to 10 more years in prison for collusion with foreign forces

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced on Thursday to 10 more years in prison for collusion with foreign powers, the second time he was sentenced under the city's national security law. Wong, 30, is one of the most internationally recognized figures of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement and has already spent almost six years in prison. He is not now expected to be released until the end of 2036.

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Hong Kong activist jailed for 10 more years for collusion with foreign forces

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 more years in jail on Thursday for colluding with foreign powers, the second time he has been penalised under the city's national security law. Hong, 30, is one of the most globally recognised faces of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and has already spent almost six years behind bars. He is now not due for release until late 2036.

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China: Pro-Democrat Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison

On Thursday, 5 November, a Hong Kong court sentenced the pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, who had been detained for nearly six years, to another ten years in prison for collusion with foreign countries under the National Security Act. Just 30 years old, Joshua Wong is one of the most recognizable figures of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and its major events in 2019. The details of Baptiste Fallevoz, correspondent France 24 in Beijing.

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

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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