Ten Nations Condemn Joshua Wong's 10-Year Sentence

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten governments condemned the 10-year prison sentence handed to Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong under the city's National Security Law, calling it the latest use of the law against people for political expression, the U.S. Department of State said on November 6, 2026.

Read the State Department media note: https://hk.usconsulate.gov/n-2026110601/

The joint statement was released by the governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, the release stated.

The Sentence, The Law, The Alliance Convictions

Wong was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment following a further charge under the National Security Law, the statement said. The sentence comes just months after leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance were convicted under the same legislation, the statement said.

The ten governments said the cases are further examples of how the National Security Law is being used to target individuals for political expression and participation, the statement said.

The Call, The Commitments, The Declaration

The governments called for an immediate end to all unjust prosecutions of individuals charged under the National Security Law, the statement said. They urged the authorities in China and Hong Kong to uphold their international commitments and honor the rights and freedoms guaranteed to the people of Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984, the statement said.

The statement was issued as a media note from the State Department's Office of the Spokesman on November 6, 2026.

Sources

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, "On the Conviction of Hong Kong Alliance Leaders and Sentencing of Joshua Wong," November 6, 2026: https://hk.usconsulate.gov/n-2026110601/