Hong Kong activist jailed for 10 more years for collusion with foreign forces

Joshua Wong had been due to leave prison in January. Instead, the 30-year-old Hong Kong democracy activist faces almost another decade behind bars. Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to collude with foreign powers, charges that Human Rights Watch describe as baseless, with a cruel and unjust sentence. Wong pleaded guilty to working to seek foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China, but said he had never advocated for Hong Kong independence or regime change in China. He was already serving four years and eight months for an earlier conviction. Ahead of sentencing, supporters pledged to stand by him. him. I've seen how things have changed over the years, with more and more laws being established to limit the social movement. I feel that we need to do our part to fight for democracy. The President of the United States is not here, the President is in person. We will talk to him outside. A campaigner since his school days, But he is very important for us. He is important. Wong became an international face of Hong Kong's democracy movement. He is very important for us. You know what? It is important for the United States. He is not a part of the United States. At 15, he helped push China to shelf plans He does not have any role in the United States. He is not a part of the United States. He is not. to introduce Chinese patriotic education on the island. It is important for all of us to be concerned about 1985. Voice in the background. What kind of work does the President of the United States do? Two years later, he became the leading face What are your thoughts about this report? It is definitely important. of the Umbrella Movement, demanding democratic Do you have any comments? Thank you. Mr President, that is explained. elections. Those protests failed to secure reform, Mr President, I would like to have the very first President in the United States. Of course, I want the President to be a public figure. but did earn Wang international recognition. Repeated prison terms followed. Released in 2019, Wong joined protests against a bill allowing extradition to mainland China. Following months of mass protests in the former British colony, Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law in 2020. Authorities say it is needed for stability. Critics say it has silenced dissent, notably in cases such as that of newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, who received 20 years for foreign collusion and sedition under the law in February 2026. As for Wong, after almost six years in prison, today's sentence puts his release almost another decade away.