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A Hong Kong court sentenced pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison on Thursday, extending his time behind bars after a second conviction under the city’s national security law, according to CNN World.
Wong pleaded guilty in September to conspiring with fellow activists in 2020 to invite foreign sanctions against China and Hong Kong.
Beijing introduced Hong Kong’s National Security Law that year. The law was followed by a crackdown on dissent, the closure of outspoken news outlets and the dissolution of civic groups.
Wong is already serving four years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty in a landmark subversion trial in 2024. He had been due for release in January.
Wong became a prominent figure in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement as a teenager and first went to prison at the age of 23. He turned 30 last month.
