Joshua Wong

Hong Kong passes sweeping pro-China electoral rules

New changes cut proportion of directly elected seats in legislature from half to less than a quarter, while a new body will vet candidates and bar those deemed insufficiently patriotic towards Beijing from participating.

Several Hong Kong activists arrested under security law

The mass arrests were the largest move against Hong Kong’s activist movement since the national security law was imposed by Beijing in the semi-autonomous territory last year.

Wong, other Hong Kong activists jailed for 2019 anti-Beijing protests

Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to charges of organising and inciting an unauthorised assembly. Wong rose to international prominence as a leader of 2014 student-led Umbrella Movement protests.

Joshua Wong pleads guilty at Hong Kong protest trial

Wong and two other activists were taken into custody after the hearing. Wong was not a leading figure in last year’s anti-China protests but has drawn the wrath of Beijing, which sees his activism as a “black hand” of foreign forces.

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong arrested for unauthorised assembly

The arrest comes after China imposed a sweeping new national security law on Hong Kong in late June.

Hong Kong's Lam delays election after barring opposition candidates

The delay has marked a setback for the anti-China camp, which had aimed to win a majority of seats in the legislature. Joshua Wong, one of the disqualified candidates, said their resistance will continue despite crackdowns under the new security law.

Activist Joshua Wong quits democracy group amid Hong Kong security law

Demosisto members Nathan Law and Agnes Chow also said they were stepping down from the group.

Activist Joshua Wong says he will be 'prime target' of Beijing security law

China says the national security should worry only those who don't abide by the legislation but Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong says he will be targeted.

Hong Kong police end 12-day siege of university

The Polytechnic University stand-off is one of the more dramatic episodes in six months of unrest that began in June with protests over an extradition bill seen by many in Hong Kong as an erosion of freedoms.

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong says barred from district election

Wong became the poster child of the huge pro-democracy "Umbrella Movement" protests of 2014. Wong and his party, Demosisto, have denied supporting independence for the city.

Hong Kong must protect freedom of assembly - UN rights office

Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad called for Carrie Lam to quit after she invoked colonial-era emergency powers to ban protesters from wearing face masks. Her move to quell months of unrest sparked immediate rallies and vows to defy the new law.

Hong Kong police fire tear gas at Umbrella movement protesters

A massive pro-democracy rally in downtown Hong Kong ended early after violence broke out, with police firing tear gas and a water cannon after protesters threw bricks and Molotov cocktails at government buildings.