# Joint Statement on the Conviction of Hong Kong Alliance Leaders and Sentencing of Joshua Wong

Date: 6 Nov 2026
Released by: U.S. Department of State

## MediaRelease.co Summary

The United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement after Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment on a further National Security Law charge, months after Hong Kong Alliance leaders were convicted under the same law. The governments called for an end to unjust NSL prosecutions and urged China and Hong Kong to honor the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.

## Original release

The text of the following statement was released by Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. 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 their international commitments and honor the rights and freedoms guaranteed to the people of Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint Declaration (1984).

## Key details

- Issued by: U.S. Department of State
- Published: 6 Nov 2026
- Publisher country: United States

Original source: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/11/on-the-conviction-of-hong-kong-alliance-leaders-and-sentencing-of-joshua-wong/
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