Joshua Wong
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, already in prison, pleads guilty to new chargeWong and three others pleaded guilty to illegal assembly over a June gathering commemorating the 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around China's Tiananmen Square.WorldApr 30, 2021
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Court hearing for Hong Kong pro-democracy activists enters 4th dayThe bail proceedings ongoing since Monday have lasted often a full day and at times into the morning, and several defendants have fallen ill.WorldMar 3, 2021
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to jail for 2019 anti-government protestWong's 13-1/2-month sentence comes as critics of the Beijing-backed government say it is intensifying a crackdown on Hong Kong's opposition and guaranteed democratic freedoms.WorldDec 2, 2020
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong quits pro-democracy group as China passes security lawWong has said he will be a "prime target" of Beijing's national security law, which critics fear will crush freedoms in the former British colony.PoliticsJun 29, 2020
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Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates win by landslides amid political crisisSome winning candidates said the result was akin to a vote of support for the protest movement, and could raise the pressure on Hong Kong's pro-Beijing chief executive, Carrie Lam, amid the city's worst political crisis in decades.NewsNov 24, 2019
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‘Fight for freedom’: Activist urges world leaders to speak up for Hong Kong"I urge more and more people, more and more world leaders, they should speak up for the humanitarian crisis [and those] suffering in Hong Kong," Wong told Global News.WorldNov 18, 2019
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Pro-democracy activist barred from Hong Kong election as city nears recessionHong Kong authorities barred pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from an election as the city's leader warned Tuesday that months of violent protests have pushed the city to the brink of recession.WorldOct 29, 2019
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Hong Kong activists urge U.S. Congress to support cause with democracy bill"This is not a plea for so-called foreign interference. This is a plea for democracy."WorldSep 17, 2019
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activists charged as police crackdown on protestsPolice have been rejecting more applications for rallies and marches, and conducting more arrests.WorldAug 30, 2019
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IN PHOTOS: Hong Kong protests around the worldPro-democracy demonstrations in support of Hong Kong sprouted in major cities across the world this weekend, ranging from Paris to Tokyo to Vancouver.WorldAug 18, 2019
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