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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is sentenced to 10 more years in prison
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Wong was sentenced for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement. (Image credit: Vincent Yu)
Wong was sentenced for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement. (Image credit: Vincent Yu)
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