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  "id": 5028803,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T03:23:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260902-hong-kong-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-to-foreign-collusion"
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  "summary": "Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Wednesday pleaded guilty to colluding with foreign powers in a trial that could see the 29-year-old spend the rest of his life behind bars. Wong rose to international prominence for his involvement in the 2014 Umbrella Movement and the mass protests against Beijing that rocked the financial hub in 2019.",
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        "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",
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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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