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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to nearly 10 more years

Original: Hong Kong: Joshua Wong Gets Nearly 10 More Years in Prison

Joshua Wong, Hong Kong's best-known pro-democracy activist, has been sentenced to nearly 10 additional years in prison. Wong, who was already serving time over earlier national security cases, now faces a substantially longer sentence. Human Rights Watch highlighted the ruling, with critics calling it part of an ongoing crackdown on dissent in the city.

Why now: The sentencing of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy activist marks a major escalation in the crackdown on opposition figures.

Joshua WongHong KongHuman Rights Watch

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