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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison
FILE - Hong Kong teenage student leader Joshua Wong, left, stands in front of yellow umbrellas outside a magistrates' court in Hong Kong, on Sept. 2, 2015.
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Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to ten years in prison on Thursday for his second conviction under the Beijing‑imposed national security law. The ruling follows a previous conviction on the same charge and comes amid criticism that the case exemplifies a broader crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro‑democracy movement. Wong, who rose to prominence as a teenage student leader during the 2014 protests, faced the sentencing in a Hong Kong magistrates’ court.
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