Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years in prison

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison, bringing his total incarceration time to over 16 years. The High Court in Beijing handed down the 10-year sentence in a second national security case after Wong pleaded guilty in September to conspiring with foreign forces to endanger national security, according to local media reports.

Prosecutors accused Wong of collaborating with exiled activist Nathan Law and others between July and November 2020 to solicit foreign governments and organizations to impose sanctions and take hostile measures against Hong Kong and China. Wong, a prominent figure in Hong Kong's pro-democracy Umbrella Movement in 2014, has been imprisoned since November 2020.

In November 2024, he received a four-year and eight-month prison sentence in the "Hong Kong 47" case related to an unofficial opposition primary election. He had been set to be released in January, but is now expected to remain incarcerated until late 2036, based on the information provided by the South China Morning Post.