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# Joshua Wong

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## Joshua Wong


* ![HONG KONG-CHINA-POLITICS-COURT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae7592bf2465d04b/6988f8704ee262abc8310848/gettyimages-905402298.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 17, 2018  
## [Hong Kong Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Jailed Again](https://time.com/5105498/joshua-wong-hong-kong-prison/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Eli Meixler
* ![Joshua Wong, Hong Kong Pro-democracy activist, spoke to TIME on August 16, 2017, a day before a ruling on his 2014 occupation of the Citizen Square. He's facing immediate imprisonment if judges rule against his favor.- Photo by Aria Hangyu Chen for TIME](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt761952b6829c2b3a/6988da0f0b72e387b76ef0f8/img_2661.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 24, 2017  
## [Hong Kong Dissident Joshua Wong Freed on Bail](https://time.com/4992800/hong-kong-joshua-wong-bail-trial-umbrella-democracy-demosisto/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Kevin Lui
* ![Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong address to Thais via skype during the democracy forum in Bangkok](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadd936e2e289d144/6988d36b0b72e371466ee67b/h_53054805.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 28, 2017  
## [Meet Asia's Newest Young Fighter for Democracy](https://time.com/4832521/thailand-demoracy-activist-netiwit-chotiphatphaisal/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Feliz Solomon
* ![Newly elected lawmaker Baggio Leung wears a banner while taking oath at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt45ee22547829d1c2/6988a99b2dce0103699eafdf/rtsrv46.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 12, 2016  
## [New Lawmakers Pledge Loyalty to the 'Hong Kong Nation'](https://time.com/4527619/hong-kong-independence-lawmakers-swearing-in-legco/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nash Jenkins
* ![Hong Kong Remembers Tiananmen Massacre Anniversary](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1909b88a62f1e4cb/6988a8b10a4a2255b69cb818/gettyimages-538014538.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 5, 2016  
## [Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Detained in Thailand](https://time.com/4518898/joshua-wong-bangkok-airport-detained-thailand-demosisto/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Kevin Lui  
* ![HONG KONG-CHINA-POLITICS-DEMOCRACY](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ad0e4aba8e17b19/6988a6eccd1bba351170267c/gettyimages-609451302.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 21, 2016  
## ['Lenient' Sentences on Hong Kong Activists Upheld](https://time.com/4502413/hong-kong-democracy-nathan-law-joshua-wong-alex-chow-appeal/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by TIME Staff
* ![HONG KONG-CHINA-POLITICS-ELECTION-INDEPENDENCE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt40f4c849f3bca5d2/6988a50fbc6cfcfd253de7c7/gettyimages-598033944.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 7, 2016  
## [Hong Kong's Legislator Nathan Law on Youth and Change](https://time.com/4479970/hong-kong-nathan-law-legislature-demosisto-democracy/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nash Jenkins
* ![Student leader Joshua Wong greets candidate Nathan Law as supporters share their joy after Law won in the Legislative Council election in Hong Kong, China](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7eed42d1fc0222f7/6988a4d2656a3f49d5bccf92/rtx2o4qc.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 5, 2016  
## [Hong Kong Elections Give Voice to New Political Generation](https://time.com/4478978/hong-kong-legislative-council-election-legco/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nash Jenkins
* ![Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Rally As City Marks Anniversary Of Handover To China](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt469c83998d3cb70d/6988a3238e0601893746736c/gettyimages-5442157101.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 22, 2016  
## ['Arrest Us' Says Defiant Hong Kong National Party](https://time.com/4460888/hong-kong-china-independence-separatist-national-party/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Rishi Iyengar
* ![HONG KONG-CHINA-POLITICS-DEMOCRACY](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta19120174b1aedcd/6988a255196cf4b49c03cd80/gettyimages-589533290.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 15, 2016  
## [Leaders of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution Avoid Jail Time](https://time.com/4451883/hong-kong-activists-sentenced-umbrella-revolution-democracy-protests/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nash Jenkins  
* ![HONG KONG-CHINA-POLITICS-DEMOCRACY](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b804e98b3dba898/69889cf68e0601106f466c83/gettyimages-578134920.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 21, 2016  
## [Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution Activists Found Guilty](https://time.com/4416234/hong-kong-umbrella-revolution-student-leaders-protest-charges/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Casey Quackenbush
* ![Hong Kong Student Activists Attempt To Intercept Chinese Leader's Motorcade](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ea1417c694171d9/698896e5f887dcae0de962eb/gettyimages-532670164.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 8, 2016  
## [Activist's Acquittal Renews Faith in Hong Kong Judiciary](https://time.com/4360862/hong-kong-china-joshua-wong-judiciary-democracy/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Casey Quackenbush
* ![Hong Kong Student Activists Attempt To Intercept Chinese Leader's Motorcade](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7625b5786b1fa23c/698896bccd1bba84e170100e/gettyimages-532670216.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 7, 2016  
## [Hong Kong Activists Cleared of Obstruction Charges](https://time.com/4358020/hong-kong-china-joshua-wong-verdict-nathan-law-democracy-umbrella-revolution-demosisto/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Casey Quackenbush
* ![Police officers patrol in front of supporters of visiting Zhang Dejiang, the chairman of China's National People's Congress, during a protest against him in Hong Kong](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde8f196ed4296348/698893a70a4a2265e99c9b38/rtseren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 18, 2016  
## [Tight Security Stifles Protests in Hong Kong](https://time.com/4339631/hong-kong-zhang-dejiang-protest-demosisto/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nash Jenkins
* ![Student leaders Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow attend the launching ceremony of their new political party Demosisto in Hong Kong](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4c51f070178fedd/69888e7e0a4a2218909c92dc/rtx29bd5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 11, 2016  
## [Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Launches New Party](https://time.com/4288070/demosisto-hong-kong-joshua-wong/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nash Jenkins

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