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Hong Kong Dissident Joshua Wong Sentenced to Another 10 Years in Prison

The Guardian reported on the sentencing of Joshua Wong, while Rolling Stone reported on a new Weeknd ballad featuring Faye Wong.

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According to The Guardian, Hong Kong campaigner Joshua Wong has been sentenced to another 10 years in prison. The outlet's podcast on the case describes Wong as an iconic Hong Kong campaigner who has been leading protests since he was 14.

The podcast is presented by Helen Pidd with Danny Vincent and Nathan Law, according to the outlet's listing. The listing says that Law, a pro-democracy activist, and Vincent, a journalist, discuss the sentencing. It adds that Wong has been on the cover of Time magazine and has been the focus of a Netflix documentary. The headline calls him "teen prodigy, Netflix star, prisoner."

The Guardian's listing description is cut off, so it provides no further detail on the sentence, including its timing, the court involved, or the charges.

Separately, Rolling Stone reported that The Weeknd has released a new ballad titled "Hong Kong" that features Cantopop singer Faye Wong. The article was written by Althea Legaspi. Its headline describes the singer as lovelorn in the song and in a new video.

Neither report, as summarized, connects the song to the sentencing, and the only shared element in the material available is the name Hong Kong. Both summaries are brief, and the material available for this report does not include the full text of either article or podcast.

Sources: Rolling Stone: The Weeknd Is Lovelorn in ‘Hong Kong’ in New Video; The Guardian: Teen prodigy, Netflix star, prisoner: the story of Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong - podcast.

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