High-profile Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the city’s High Court after pleading guilty to a charge of conspiring to collude with foreign entities. Prosecutors centered their case on Wong’s historical advocacy and meetings with foreign lawmakers, accusing him of working with self-exiled figures in 2020 to urge international governments to impose sanctions and hostile blockades against Hong Kong and Beijing. High Court Judge William Tam delivered the verdict, stating that the harsh punishment was necessary to match the gravity of the crime and reflect community disapproval of attempts to endanger national security. Wong becomes the only prominent Hong Kong political figure to face multiple criminal prosecutions under the sweeping Beijing-imposed National Security Law. The sentencing drew immediate, sharp condemnation from global human rights organizations and Western observers, who view the ruling as a deepening crackdown on dissent and free expression in the territory.

Full report : The prominent pro-democracy leader receives a lengthy prison term after pleading guilty to foreign collusion charges.