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Rubio condemns the new sentence for Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong
“The U.S. strongly condemns the Hong Kong Court’s decision to once again sentence Joshua Wong for exercising his freedom of speech.”
“We call for his immediate release and that of all unjustly detained persons.”
— Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) Fri 6 Nov, 10:35 ET (State statement time not disclosed)
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Official post · not independently verified. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote: "The U.S. strongly condemns the Hong Kong Court’s decision to once again sentence Joshua Wong for exercising his freedom of speech." He added: "We call for his immediate release and that of all unjustly detained persons." On X: 766,654 views and 4,957 reposts as of Sat 7 Nov, 04:18 ET.