Hong Kong: Joshua Wong Gets Nearly 10 More Years in Prison

Click to expand Image Joshua Wong speaks to protesters near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, June 17, 2019. © 2019 Kin Cheung/AP Photo (Tokyo) – The Hong Kong High Court on November 5, 2026, sentenced Joshua Wong, a well-known democracy activist, to 10 years in prison on baseless national security charges, Human Rights Watch said today. Wong has been in custody since November 2020, when he was 23, and faces imprisonment until late 2036, when he will be 40. The Hong Kong government should im