Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.
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 ...
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 ...
Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after national security conviction
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 democracy champion Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison
The heavy sentence for the 78-year-old Apple Daily founder and British citizen was imposed as Beijing seeks to wipe out the city’s remaining press freedoms.
Hong Kong court to sentence pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai
Lai, who also holds a British passport, faces life in prison under Hong Kong's controversial national security law.
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai faces sentencing in national security case
Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is set to be sentenced Monday for his conviction on charges of conspiring to collude with foreign forces under a China-imposed national security law.
What to know about Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong journey from media mogul and activist to convict
The former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has become what observers say is a symbol of the 2020 crackdown on press freedoms in Hong Kong.
After years-long legal battle, Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrives at day of sentencing
Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was found guilty by a Hong Kong court of sedition and collusion with foreign forces.
Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai to be sentenced after national security conviction
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai is set to be sentenced Monday after his conviction in a landmark national security trial.
Hong Kong summons Panama envoy over CK Hutchison ports ruling
BEIJING, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's commerce chief on Friday summoned the Panamanian Consul General in the city to condemn a court ruling that annulled Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's contract to ...