This file photo taken on October 29, 2019 shows pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong speaking to the media outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. – Jailed Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong was handed an additional 10-month sentence on May 6, 2021 after he pleaded guilty to taking part in an “unlawful” protest last year over the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Tens of thousands defied the ban and massed peacefully at the vigil’s traditional site in Victoria Park. Wong — one of the most recognisable faces of Hong Kong’s democracy movement — is currently serving a total of 17.5 months in jail for two convictions linked to the 2019 protests. The other defendants — who include some of the city’s most prominent activists, many of them also jailed or in detention — will be tried later this summer.
As well as the security law, a new campaign dubbed “patriots rule Hong Kong” will ensure everyone standing for public office is vetted for political loyalty first. “The court has failed to draw a line between what is really unlawful, that is violence activities and what is completely within our rights — peaceful assembly,” she told reporters.
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