Joshua Wong, face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, jailed for 10 years
Joshua Wong, once the face of Hong Kong's democracy movement, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for colluding with foreign forces under the city's sweeping national security law.
TL;DR
- Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years for colluding with foreign forces under Hong Kong's national security law.
- Wong is already serving time for subversion and will serve two months and two days concurrently.
- Prosecutors stated Wong conspired with others to lobby for foreign sanctions against Beijing between July and November 2020.
- Wong was a co-founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy party Demosisto.
- Critics argue the national security law silences dissent, while authorities maintain it ensures stability.
- Wong's activism started in his teens, leading protests against policies like mandatory 'patriotic education'.
- He was a key figure in the 2014 'Umbrella Movement' and co-founded Demosisto in 2016.
- Wong was among the 47 people charged with 'conspiracy to commit subversion' in February 2021.