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Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to Foreign Collusion Charge

Pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to charges of colluding with foreign entities under Hong Kong’s national security law. His admission marks a significant development in the city’s ongoing legal crackdown on political dissent.

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bloombergHigh1h ago

Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to Collusion Charge

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.

By Nectar Gan

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cbcHigh32m ago

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in 2nd national security case

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.

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SCMPMostly Factual1h ago

Joshua Wong admits instigating sanctions against Beijing, Hong Kong governments

Jailed Hong Kong opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung has admitted instigating international sanctions against central and local authorities six years ago, such as urging foreign businesses to avoid investment in mainland China and petitioning an Israeli forensic tech firm to terminate its services for the city’s police force. The High Court heard on Wednesday that Wong, 29, had conspired with fugitive ex-lawmaker Nathan Law Kwun-chung, 33, and others to garner international support for...

By Brian Wong

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DWHigh1h ago

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion

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

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nikkei-asiaHigh1h ago

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion

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straits-timesMostly Factual1h ago

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities - The Straits Times

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities  The Straits Times

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual1h ago

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities

Wong, 29, rose to international prominence as a teenage democracy activist, part of a group of youngsters whose protest efforts have now effectively been outlawed by Beijing's sweeping national security law.

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RapplerMostly Factual38m ago

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities

Wong, 29, rose to international prominence as a teenage democracy activist in Hong Kong, one of a group of youngsters whose protest efforts have now effectively been outlawed by a sweeping National Security Law that Beijing imposed in 2020

By Reuters

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hk-free-pressMostly Factual1h ago

BREAKING: Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion charge

Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law following a landmark subversion case. Wong entered a guilty plea on Wednesday at the High Court over the foreign collusion charge. The 29-year-old was accused of conspiring with self-exiled activist […]

By Hong Kong Free Press

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