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Breaking: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong jailed for 10 more years

Breaking: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong jailed for 10 more years

Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 more years in prison for collusion with foreign powers.

Mr Wong, who has already served four years and eight months in prison for subversion under the city's sweeping national security laws, was sentenced under the law for a second time on Thursday.

The 30-year-old activist first rose to international prominence as an influential figure in Hong Kong's 2014 protests, known as the Umbrella Movement.

Critics say the case reflects the ongoing crackdown on Hong Kong's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

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Wong, 30, has been imprisoned since 2020 and is the only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security law Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to “foreign collusion”, his second conviction under a national security law that critics say has been used to silence political opposition in the city. Wong, who rose to prominence as the teenage face of Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations, submitted his plea in September.

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