GoKawiilDemocracy activists Joshua Wong and Jimmy Lai remain jailed in Hong Kong, facing new charges
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, imprisoned since 2020, has been hit with fresh charges that will extend his detention beyond a planned January 2027 release date. Media mogul Jimmy Lai, 78, has also been imprisoned since December 2020 on democracy-related charges, and commentators warn both men risk being forgotten by the world after Beijing's crackdown crushed the 2019-2020 protest movement.