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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison for colluding with foreign entities under the national security law, bringing his total sentence to 14 years and 10 months. Wong, who has been in prison since 2020, was already serving a four-year, eight-month sentence for subversion. He was due to be released in January 2027 but was charged again in 2025 for conspiring to collude with foreign forces. The court described Wong and fellow activist Nathan Law as 'two ring-leaders or masterminds' of a conspiracy to endanger national security. The United States has condemned the sentencing and called for Wong's immediate release, stating that he has been 'unjustly imprisoned' since late 2020. Wong, who became internationally renowned during the 'Umbrella Movement' in 2014, has maintained that his actions were lawful and that he was not directly advocating for sanctions.
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