A Hong Kong court sentenced prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison for his second national security conviction, extending his incarceration just two months before he was due to be freed.
The term handed down by the High Court on Thursday was among the heaviest imposed under the Beijing-imposed national security law, surpassed only by former media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s 20-year sentence and matching that given to former law professor Benny Tai.
The three were leading figures in a movement for greater political freedoms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. Their imprisonment underscores authorities’ efforts to crack down on dissent since Beijing enacted the security legislation following mass protests in 2019.
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