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  "id": 18258100,
  "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-18258100",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T06:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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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  "account": "Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, a prominent figure in the city's pro-democracy movement, was handed a 10-year prison sentence on Thursday for colluding with foreign entities under the national security law. This ruling came as a result of a group of young protesters whose activities were effectively banned by a broad national security law implemented by Beijing in 2020, following violent demonstrations. High Court Judge William Tam, presiding over the case, emphasized that the sentence must be proportionate to the severity of the alleged crime and symbolize society's disgust with the defendant's collaboration with foreign forces or external elements to threaten national security. Wong, aged 30 at the time of sentencing, had admitted guilt to the charge in September but maintained that he still holds the convictions and aspirations of the movement he led.",
  "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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        "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",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
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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",
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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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