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China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed ...
Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison for national security offenses
The case against Lai, a 78-year-old media tycoon and critic of China’s ruling Communist Party, has become a symbol of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong court jails pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 years
In 2024, Hong Kong signed a new security law called Article 23 into force, which expands on the NSL. Article 23 covers treason, sedition and state secrets, and allows for trials to be held behind ...
Montage Technology surges over 50% in Hong Kong debut after HK$7.04B IPO
China’s Montage Technology shares surged more than 50% in their Hong Kong trading debut on Monday after a highly oversubscribed share sale that raised HK$7.04 billion for Chinese memory interconnect ...
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial
Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, ending a years-long legal battle that has come to define Beijing’s transformational crackdown on the once-freewheeling ...
Hong Kong’s legal clampdown on Jimmy Lai, tycoon and China critic
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court on Monday sentenced media tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail for two counts of conspiracy to ...
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong tycoon and democracy firebrand standing up to China
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, the most severe punishment under the ...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years jail in national security trial
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's most prominent media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Monday to a total of 20 years in jail on national security charges ...
Hong Kong court jails media tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 yrs under security law
A Hong Kong court sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail for 'colluding' with foreign forces and sedition, in the most high-profile case under national security law ...
From media mogul to convict: Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong pro-democracy story
Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder, awaits sentencing for sedition amid Hong Kong’s crackdown on press freedom, marking a key moment in the city’s pro-democracy struggle.