Hong Kong activist and politician, exiled in London
Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in Hong Kong's High Court and faces additional years behind bars while already serving a four-year, eight-month sentence for a separate national security conviction. Rights groups and supporters say the new charge is designed to extend his detention and chill dissent across the city.
Cardinal Joseph Zen and four others have been convicted in Hong Kong over the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, marking a landmark case on the city’s freedom of association. The fund helped cover medical and legal costs for arrested protesters; convictions were for breaches of the Societies Ordinance. Wong’s case unfolds with another plea in a separate conspiracy charge. Readers are watching rapid political shifts in Hong Kong following the 2019 protests.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty in a second national security case and faces life imprisonment, adding to a prior four-year term. Authorities say the case underscores a crackdown on dissent, while supporters frame it as a fight for democracy. The court is set to hand down a penalty after a September guilty plea.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces under the citys national security law. He had already been serving a separate national-security term and had been due for release in January 2027; the new sentence will extend his detention.