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  "id": 18254459,
  "title": "Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets 10 years in jail on national security charge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-gets-10-years-in-jail-on-national",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T05:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261105/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-gets-10-years-in-jail-on-national-security-charge"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, a prominent figure in the city's pro-democracy movement, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for allegedly colluding with foreign entities under the national security law. The young protester, who has been advocating for Hong Kong's democratic rights, was part of a group whose efforts have been suppressed by Beijing's stringent law introduced in 2020 following violent demonstrations.\n\nHigh Court Judge William Tam stated that the severity of the crime necessitated the sentence. He emphasized the court's disdain for the defendant's actions in conspiring with foreign forces or external elements to undermine national security. Wong, currently 30 years old, was accused of collaborating with self-exiled activist Nathan Law and others in soliciting sanctions or blockades from foreign countries, bodies, or individuals against the government.\n\nAlthough Wong pleaded guilty to the charge in September, he has maintained that he was unaware of the consequences of his actions.",
  "summary": "HONG KONG — Activist Joshua Wong, who became the global face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in jail on a charge of collusion with foreign entities under the city's national security law. Wong was among a group of young people whose protest efforts have effectively been outlawed by a sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the Asian financial…",
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Activist Joshua Wong To Be Sentenced Today In Hong Kong Security Case",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
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        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Set to Be Sentenced on National Security Charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-set-to-be-sentenced-on-national",
        "published": "2026-11-05T02:23:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong jailed for 10 more years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/breaking-hong-kong-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-jailed-for-10-more",
        "published": "2026-11-05T03:47:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to ten years in jail",
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        "published": "2026-11-05T04:04:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTHK News",
        "title": "Joshua Wong jailed 10 years for foreign collusion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/joshua-wong-jailed-10-years-for-foreign-collusion",
        "published": "2026-11-05T04:13:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "Joshua Wong sentenced to another 10 years in jail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/joshua-wong-sentenced-to-another-10-years-in-jail",
        "published": "2026-11-05T04:48:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "AEI strengthens Asian presence with Hong Kong hub",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/aei-strengthens-asian-presence-with-hong-kong-hub",
        "published": "2026-11-05T05:12:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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