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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Thursday to 10 months in prison for taking part in an unauthorized vigil marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, per Reuters.

The big picture: Wong is already serving a 13.5-month prison term for organizing an unauthorized assembly during 2019 pro-democracy protests, a sentence made possible by a national security law imposed by China's government in 2020. The new sentence means additional jail time for Wong.

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets extra jail time for Tiananmen vigil

A court added 10 months to his existing prison sentence for organizing an unauthorized assembly.

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to exit a Correctional Service Department van at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre after a court hearing at the West Kowloon court on March 2

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong exits a Correctional Service Department van in Hong Kong in March. Photo: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Thursday to 10 months in prison for taking part in an unauthorized vigil marking the 1989 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tiananmen Square" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/china-tiananmen-square-anniversary-photos-ba82a6be-cf26-434f-9ac6-8200fb122414.html" data-vars-content-id="2c8a9cf1-fd1d-4d1b-9ed0-bcf71d0e7f08" data-vars-headline="Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets extra jail time for Tiananmen vigil" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/china-tiananmen-square-anniversary-photos-ba82a6be-cf26-434f-9ac6-8200fb122414.html" target="_self">Tiananmen Square</a> massacre, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per Reuters" data-vars-click-url="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-jailed-further-10-months-over-june-4-assembly-2021-05-06/" data-vars-content-id="2c8a9cf1-fd1d-4d1b-9ed0-bcf71d0e7f08" data-vars-headline="Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets extra jail time for Tiananmen vigil" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-jailed-further-10-months-over-june-4-assembly-2021-05-06/" target="_blank">per Reuters</a>.The big picture: Wong is already serving a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="13.5-month prison term" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/hong-kong-activists-sentenced-to-prison-over-pro-democracy-protests-90d93c9c-3d12-4ee0-83f6-f9c81cf0f19b.html" data-vars-content-id="2c8a9cf1-fd1d-4d1b-9ed0-bcf71d0e7f08" data-vars-headline="Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets extra jail time for Tiananmen vigil" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/hong-kong-activists-sentenced-to-prison-over-pro-democracy-protests-90d93c9c-3d12-4ee0-83f6-f9c81cf0f19b.html" target="_self">13.5-month prison term</a> for organizing an unauthorized assembly during 2019 pro-democracy protests, a sentence made possible by a national security law <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="imposed by China&#x27;s government" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/hong-kong-national-security-law-china-9589a129-a6e4-45a4-ac0e-97a64f608787.html" data-vars-content-id="2c8a9cf1-fd1d-4d1b-9ed0-bcf71d0e7f08" data-vars-headline="Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets extra jail time for Tiananmen vigil" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/hong-kong-national-security-law-china-9589a129-a6e4-45a4-ac0e-97a64f608787.html" target="_self">imposed by China&#x27;s government</a> in 2020. The new sentence means additional jail time for Wong.

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