{
  "id": 5035570,
  "title": "Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-in-second-national-security-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T07:04:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1546993/joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-in-second-national-security-case/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces, a charge that falls under Hong Kong's national security law introduced in 2020. According to prosecutors, Wong, 29, is accused of asking foreign countries, individuals, or institutions to impose sanctions or blockades against Hong Kong and China.\n\nWong, who is already serving a nearly five-year sentence for subversion, due to be released next year, faces a possible life sentence for the new charge. The prosecution alleges that Wong and other activists, including exiled activist Nathan Law, lobbied on social media and met with politicians, such as US Senator Marco Rubio and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to seek foreign sanctions.\n\nWong's guilty plea was made in court, where he appeared wearing a blue shirt and looking thinner than before. His supporters were present, with one shouting \"hang in there!\" as he nodded in thanks. Wong's sentence will be determined at a later date.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-to-foreign-collusion-5020365",
        "published": "2026-09-02T04:26:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}