Joshua Wong, Hong Kong pro-democracy poster boy facing longer prison stint
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong in 2019 | AFP-JIJI
AFP-Jiji
Nov 5, 2026
Hong Kong – Joshua Wong was one of the poster boys of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, seen as a thorn in Beijing’s side as it seeks to stamp its authority on the territory.
On Thursday morning, Wong will be sentenced for “foreign collusion” under the national security law, which will likely extend his jail term beyond the six years he has already served.
Wong, who turned 30 last month, was the subject of a Netflix documentary and his picture was splashed on magazine covers the world over — until he disappeared from the public eye and into prison.
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