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  "id": 5013708,
  "title": "Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/hong-kong-pro-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-in-second",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T04:23:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/02/hong-kong-pro-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-collusion-china"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to a second national security charge, this time for allegedly urging foreign powers to impose sanctions against China. Wong, 29, is accused of conspiring with exiled activist Nathan Law to lobby for hostile measures against China. The maximum sentence for this offense is life imprisonment, although pleading guilty may result in a reduced term. Wong has been in detention since November 2020, having already served nearly six years in prison for a previous conviction related to an unofficial primary election. His case has drawn criticism from global rights organizations, who argue that the government is using the national security law to indefinitely detain Wong and suppress dissent.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Joshua Wong pleads guilty under Hong Kong's security law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-under-hong-kongs-security-law",
        "published": "2026-09-02T02:16:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-to-collusion-with-5010125",
        "published": "2026-09-02T03:17:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/hong-kong-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-to-foreign",
        "published": "2026-09-02T03:23:14.000Z"
      }
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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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