Joshua Wong

Joshua Wong, born on October thirteenth, nineteen ninety-six, is a prominent civil rights advocate and politician from Hong Kong. He first gained international recognition during the 2014 Hong Kong protests, where his leadership in the Umbrella Movement catapulted him into the global spotlight. His efforts earned him a place in Time magazine's Most Influential Teens of 2014 and a nomination for Person of the Year the same year. In 2015, Wong was recognized as one of Fortune magazine's 'world's greatest leaders.'

Wong's political journey began as the founder and convenor of Scholarism, a student activist group that played a crucial role in advocating for democracy in Hong Kong. He later served as the secretary-general of the pro-democracy party Demosistō until its disbandment following the implementation of the Hong Kong national security law on June thirtieth, twenty twenty.

Throughout his activism, Wong faced significant legal challenges. In August twenty seventeen, he was convicted and imprisoned for his involvement in the Civic Square occupation during the early stages of the Occupy Central protests. He was again jailed in January twenty eighteen for failing to comply with a court order regarding the Mong Kok protest site. His advocacy extended to international platforms, where he successfully lobbied U.S. Congress members to pass the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act during the protests of twenty nineteen to twenty twenty.

Despite facing disqualification from running in District Council elections, Wong announced his candidacy for a Legislative Council seat in June twenty twenty. However, his nomination was invalidated shortly after. In December twenty twenty, he was sentenced to over a year in prison for participating in an unauthorized protest. Most recently, in a national security trial in twenty twenty-four, Wong was sentenced to four years and eight months for subversion, underscoring the ongoing struggle for democracy in Hong Kong.