PhotoBEIJING — Joshua Wong, who was a prominent leader of the 2014 pro-democracy rallies in Hong Kong, was detained at the international airport in Bangkok early Wednesday while trying to enter Thailand, and he was later flown back home, according to his political party. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMr. Wong’s party said Wednesday afternoon that he had returned to Hong Kong. During the protests, thousands of students and other demonstrators blocked major thoroughfares in Hong Kong for months. Mr. Wong had been invited to forums hosted by Malaysian youth activist groups. Mr. Wong has spoken at dozens of schools around the world, including universities in Japan, Taiwan and the United States.

Source: New York Times October 05, 2016 00:11 UTC