Article 79J33 UK and US condemn ‘cruel’ second jail term handed to Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong

UK and US condemn ‘cruel’ second jail term handed to Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong

by
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#79J33)

Foreign Office says 10-year sentence shows city's security law is being used to target individuals for political expression'

The UK and the US have condemned the 10-year sentence given to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong under a controversial national security law.

Wong, 30, was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to foreign collusion" under the law. He is the only person to have been prosecuted twice under the legislation that critics say has been used to silence political opposition in the city.

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