Tag: Joshua Wong

Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Jailed for Further 10 Months Over June 4 Assembly

HONG KONG—Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong will face an additional 10 months in jail for participating in an unauthorised assembly on June 4 last year to commemorate the 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. It was the first time the vigil was banned in the global financial hub, with police…


Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty Over June 4 ‘Illegal Assembly’

HONG KONG—Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was among four people who pleaded guilty on Friday of participating in an illegal assembly on June 4 last year to commemorate the 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. It was the first time the vigil had been banned in the global financial hub,…


Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Sentence Extended to 17.5 Months Imprisonment

A jailed Hong Kong activist was sentenced to another four months in jail on April 13 for participating in an unauthorized anti-extradition law assembly in 2019, while also breaching the “Prohibition On Face Covering Regulation.” The total sentence of Joshua Wong, a 24-year-old pro-democracy leader, has been extended to 17 and a half months. Masks,…


Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Sentenced to 4 Months Imprisonment

A jailed Hong Kong activist was sentenced to another four months in jail on April 13 for participating in an unauthorized anti-extradition law assembly in 2019, while also breaching the “Prohibition On Face Covering Regulation.” The total sentence of Joshua Wong, a 24-year-old pro-democracy leader, has been extended to 17 and a half months. Masks,…


Five Eyes Decry Hong Kong’s ‘Weaponization of Law’ After More Arrested

The five eyes countries of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, and the United States have voiced further criticism of Hong Kong’s National Security Law after the arrest of more pro-democracy figures. Foreign Ministers from the Five Eyes countries have urged the Hong Kong authorities to respect “legally guaranteed rights” after 55 politicians and activists were…


Joshua Wong Arrested From Prison to Face Charges Under Beijing’s ‘National Security Law’

HONG KONG—Hong Kong police have arrested pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Tam Tak-chi for violating Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing National Security Law, increasing the total number of arrests using the Beijing-backed law from 53 to 55. Both were in police custody at the time of the arrest on Thursday. Wong, former secretary-general of local pro-democracy party…