Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong arrested for unlawful assembly in 2019: Lawyer

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong. Credit: AFP Photo

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Thursday for "unlawful assembly" related to a 2019 protest against a government ban on face masks, his lawyer said.

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The 23-year-old pro-democracy figure said on Twitter he was also being held for violating the "draconian anti-mask law", which has since been ruled unconstitutional.

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