Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Jailed 13.5 Months Over Protest
- 24-year-old activist sentenced in first of series of cases
- China-backed government seeks to punish pro-democracy leaders
Joshua Wong ahead of sentencing on Dec. 2..
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong urged supporters to “hang on” after he was sentenced to more than a year in jail for leading a protest outside police headquarters last year, prompting angry cries outside the court in one of the most high-profile cases in the government’s crackdown on the pro-democracy movement.
“I know it’s so difficult, but I’ll hold on,” he yelled to supporters after the sentence was read out.