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Hong Kong democracy activist Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion

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Rights groups have said the new charges, which carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, are aimed at keeping him behind bars as long as possible.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty, could face decades more in prison (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under the National Security Law, potentially facing life imprisonment. He is already serving about four years and eight months for a separate subversion case, with sentencing for the new charge p…

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong faces longer prison sentence after second national security guilty plea (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Joshua Wong, the former teenage activist who became a key leader of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, faces the prospect of many more years in prison after he pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the latest national security case brought by prosecutors.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to conspiracy to endanger national security (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to conspiracy to endanger national security

  4. Bloomberg

    Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to Collusion Charge (opens Bloomberg)

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    Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to foreign collusion on Wednesday, media outlets reported, his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed security law that’s transformed the Asian financial hub.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that has effectively stifled Hong Kong’s once-thriving pro-democracy movement

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The prominent activist pleaded guilty to colluding with foreign entities. He faces a lengthy prison sentence.

  7. BBC News

    Jailed HK activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Wong, 29, is already in prison on subversion charges under the controversial National Security Law.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    Hong Kong democracy activist Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion: AFP (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to foreign collusion on Wednesday in a second national security trial against him that could see him jailed for life, AFP journalists in court saw.

  9. France 24

    Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion (opens France 24)

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    Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Wednesday pleaded guilty to colluding with foreign powers in a trial that could see the 29-year-old spend the rest of his life behind bars. Wong rose to international prominence for his involvement in the 2014 Umbrella Movement and the mass protests against Beijing …

  10. Al Jazeera

    Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    High profile Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to collusion with foreign entities.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in national security case (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Pro-democracy activist faces life sentence in second case under Beijing's national security law.

  12. UPI

    Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to NSL charge (opens UPI)

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    Jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Hong Kong court to charges that he requested other nations to sanction China.

  13. France 24

    Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that has effectively stifled the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

  14. France 24

    Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong could face life in prison after guilty plea (opens France 24)

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    Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to foreign collusion on Wednesday in a second national security trial against him that could see him jailed for life Elitsa Gadeva has more.

  15. Courthouse News Service

    Hong Kong democracy activist Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Rights groups have said the new charges, which carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, are aimed at keeping him behind bars as long as possible.

  16. The Boston Globe

    Joshua Wong, jailed Hong Kong activist, pleads guilty to foreign collusion (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to collusion for lobbying Western lawmakers, a case that shows how China treats international outreach as a national security crime.

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