10 Countries Call for End to ‘Unjust Prosecutions’ After Joshua Wong Sentence in Hong Kong

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison under the national security law for conspiring to collude with foreign forces. This is his second conviction under the law, and the new sentence will partially run concurrently with a previous term. The sentencing has drawn criticism from the United States, UK, and the European Union.

• Joshua Wong, a pro-democracy activist, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong.
• The sentence is under the Beijing-imposed national security law, for conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.
• This is Wong’s second conviction under the national security law.
• He was already serving a sentence of four years and eight months for subversion.
• The sentence has been criticized by the United States, the UK, and the European Union.