A figure of the "Umbrella Revolution" Chinese student movement sentenced to ten years in prison

Joshua Wong, a prominent figure in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for colluding with foreign forces. Wong gained fame during the 2014 Umbrella Movement and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. He has been arrested multiple times under a national security law enacted in 2020. Wong's latest conviction adds another decade to his existing sentence, which was set to end early next year. Prosecutors claim he lobbied for foreign sanctions against Beijing. Human Rights Watch condemned the ruling as cruel and unjust, suggesting it reflects a broader strategy by the Hong Kong government to suppress dissent.