The media tycoon, who is accused of masterminding pro-democracy protests, testified at his trial for the first time. He could be sent to prison for life.
He Rose to Riches in Hong Kong. Now He’s a Symbol of China’s Crackdown.
Jimmy Lai came to Hong Kong in 1961 as a boy smuggled on a fishing boat, a refugee who left mainland China because his mother was afraid he would starve to death in the turmoil following the Communist takeover there.
Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai testifies in collusion trial
Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder, arrives at the Court of Final Appeal ahead a bail hearing on February 9, 2021 Jimmy Lai, the 76-year-old founder of the now-defunct Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily, is taking the stand on Wednesday in a national security trial ...
Hong Kong’s jailing of 45 democracy activists sparks criticism from foreign governments, rights groups
The democracy advocates were charged in Hong Kong under a Beijing-imposed national security law in 2021 for their involvement in an unofficial primary election to pick opposition candidates.
Hong Kong to hear from jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai for the first time in four years at his trial
Jimmy Lai, the pugnacious Hong Kong media tycoon whose now shuttered tabloid Apple Daily was a regular thorn in Beijing’s side, is expected to testify on Wednesday at his own national security trial in a high stakes court battle that could see him spend ...
Snuffing out the flame of freedom in Hong Kong
By the time the primary took place, though, the environment in Hong Kong had changed dramatically. In the interim, covid-19 had put an end to public demonstrations. And just days before the primary was held—attracting 600,
Jimmy Lai to Take Stand in Hong Kong, Breaking Four-Year Silence
Jimmy Lai, the biggest target in Hong Kong’s crackdown on dissent, will take the stand to defend himself against national security charges that could silence the 76-year-old for the rest of his life. Foreign governments will be watching as the former ...
45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong get 4 to 10 years in prison
It's Hong Kong's biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it
Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups.
China Tightens Grip on Hong Kong with Mass Incarcerations
The Beijing-imposed National Security Law was harnessed to retroactively prosecute 45 pro-democracy figures over an unofficial primary in 2020.
Joshua Wong shouts ‘I love Hong Kong’ as more than 40 leading democracy leaders handed lengthy prison terms in mass trial
More than 40 of Hong Kong’s best known pro-democracy figures have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years on subversion charges, in the biggest single blow to the city’s already shrinking political freedoms following Beijing’s sweeping ...
45 activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy
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