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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's special immigration initiative for Hong Kong residents received over 500 applications in its first three weeks, a spokesman for Canada's immigration ministry ... ( read original story ...)

The punishments for Mr. Lai, a media tycoon, and other leaders over an unauthorized peaceful protest point to what critics say is the shrinking space for dissent in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

Some in the mostly elderly group received suspended sentences in connection with the nonviolent march in 2019. ( read original story ...)

A group of high-profile Hong Kong pro-democracy activists including the media mogul Jimmy Lai have been sentenced to jail terms of up to 18 months for organising or attending “unauthorised assemblies” ... ( read original story ...)

The prison sentences over an unauthorized peaceful protest point to what critics say is the shrinking space for dissent in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

A rags-to-riches millionaire, media tycoon Jimmy Lai is a self-styled "troublemaker" who has long been a thorn in Beijing's side thanks to his caustic tabloids and unapologetic support for democracy. ( read original story ...)

Nine of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates were sentenced to jail terms Friday for organizing a march during the 2019 anti-government protests that triggered ... ( read original story ...)

Martin Lee, Margaret Ng, Lee Cheuk-yan and Jimmy Lai have been jailed for up to 12 months ... ( read original story ...)

Jimmy Lai, billionaire owner of Hong Kong’s last opposition newspaper, imprisoned over role in anti-Beijing protests. ( read original story ...)

Jimmy Lai is the founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper. He was found guilty of unauthorized assembly. ( read original story ...)

Veteran activists and politicians including Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee were prosecuted over their roles in widespread protests that gripped the city in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)

Seven of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates, including 82-year-old veteran activist Martin Lee and pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, are expected to be ... ( read original story ...)

Riot police, heavily armored, their faces concealed behind masks, holding signs reading "Disperse or We Fire" and "Warning, Tear Smoke." ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and nine other pro-democracy activists are expected to be sentenced on Friday after they were found guilty of participating in unauthorised assemblies during ... ( read original story ...)