Statement on the sentencing of Joshua Wong
What was announced
Joint statement from the foreign ministries of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment following a further charge under the National Security Law (NSL). This comes just months after leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance were convicted under the same legislation. These are further examples of how the NSL is being used to target individuals for political expression and participation. We call for an immediate end to all unjust prosecutions of individuals charged under the NSL and urge the authorities in China and Hong Kong to uphold the
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK government department) · more news
Countries
- Australia (East Asia & Pacific) · more news
- Canada (North America) · more news
- France (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Germany (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Italy (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Japan (East Asia & Pacific) · more news
- Netherlands (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- New Zealand (East Asia & Pacific) · more news
- United States (North America) · more news
- China (East Asia & Pacific) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: International.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-the-sentencing-of-joshua-wong
- Published 2026-11-06 10:58:48 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-11-06 11:30:43 UTC from GOV.UK
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