Hong Kong Jailed Joshua Wong for 10 More Years, IPAC Says on Bogus Charges

Nov 06, 2026

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to another 10 years in prison, a move a Western lawmakers' group calls politically motivated and based on trumped-up charges.

  • Wong was convicted under Hong Kong's national security law for allegedly colluding with foreign forces, adding a 10-year sentence on top of a prior 4-year-8-month term he's already serving.
  • The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) says Wong did nothing wrong — he was simply defending commitments Britain and China made to Hong Kong in their 1984 handover agreement.
  • IPAC's executive director says Wong now won't be released until he's around 40, calling the charges baseless.
  • The group made the comments at its annual summit in The Hague, where lawmakers from 30 countries gathered to discuss pushing back on Beijing's policies.

Outlook: Wong's case is likely to keep fueling international criticism of Hong Kong's use of the national security law against pro-democracy figures, with little sign Beijing will reverse course.

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