Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong jailed for protest


Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been found guilty of contempt for obstructing the clearance of a major encampment during the city's 2014 Umbrella Movement rallies. This is the second time he is jailed for his involvement in the rallies. – EPA pic, January 17, 2018.

HONG Kong activist Joshua Wong was jailed for three months today for obstructing clearance of a major encampment during mass pro-democracy protests in 2014, the second time he has been imprisoned over the rallies.

Wong, 21, who had pleaded guilty to the contempt charge, was already on bail pending an appeal over a six-month sentence for another offence related to the Umbrella Movement.


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