HONG KONG — Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the Chinese territory’s once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
\n\nWong was charged in 2025 with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under the law. In September, he pleaded guilty to the offense, a move that can typically reduce the sentence.
\n\nWong, 30, is already serving a four-year, eight-month prison term for the city’s biggest national security case linked to an unofficial primary after entering a guilty plea in that case. Before being prosecuted for the collusion-related charge, Wong had been expected to be freed in January 2027.
\n\nSome members of the public started lining up outside the court building as early as Tuesday to secure a seat in the public gallery. Activist Lui Yuk-lin held a piece of paper carrying Wong’s name in the line Thursday.
\n\nResident ET Wong said that when Joshua Wong was just teenager, he possessed “big-picture thinking” that some adults might not even have. He walked a difficult path for Hong Kong’s future, human rights and student movement…
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