Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty, could face decades more in prison
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under the National Security Law, potentially facing life imprisonment. He is already serving about four years and eight months for a separate subversion case, with sentencing for the new charge pending.
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About Joshua Wong
Joshua Wong Chi-fung is a Hong Kong activist and politician. He served as secretary-general of the pro-democracy party Demosistō until it disbanded following implementation of the Hong Kong national security law on 30 June 2020. Wong was previously convenor and founder of the Hong Kong student activist group Scholarism. Wong first rose to international prominence during the 2014 Hong Kong protests, and his pivotal role in the Umbrella Movement resulted in his inclusion in Time magazine's Most Influential Teens of 2014 and nomination for its 2014 Person of the Year; he was named one of the "world's greatest leaders" by Fortune magazine in 2015.
Everything about Joshua Wong →- Occupation
- civil rights advocate, politician, schoolchild, activist
- Citizenship
- British Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, British National (Overseas)
- Born
- October 13, 1996
- Website
- http://joshuawong.hk, https://wongchifung.wordpress.com/