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Jimmy Lai

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20 days ago

Owner of Book Punch store and three staff accused of selling copies of a biography of Jimmy Lai, a jailed pro-democracy activist and publisher

Hong Kong police arrested a bookstore owner and three sho…

39 days ago

Decision marks end of years-long legal saga for 78-year-old critic of Chinese Communist party

Jimmy Lai, the prominent pro-democracy activist who was recently sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong K…

47 days ago

Surprise ruling comes weeks after the media mogul was convicted and jailed for 20 years on national security charges.
The 78-year-old Lai, however, remains detained for a separate national security case.

Appellate court quashes convictions linked to lease violations but Lai may still spend rest of his life in prison

A Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday overturned fraud convictions against the media…

63 days ago

Australia defended a detained journalist despite the risks. Britain’s muted response to a media mogul’s harsh sentence suggests a narrowing view of what confrontation is worth

If the sentence handed t…

Lack of response shows security law and harassment by authorities have muzzled ‘critical voices’, say experts

  • The rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itself

Hong Kon…

Who will speak out for values and rights and my fellow democracy activist now that opposition has been silenced in Hong Kong? I say Britain should

  • Nathan Law is a politician and activist from Hong Kon…

US, UK officials call for Jimmy Lai's release on 'humanitarian' grounds due to his age and health.
The diplomatic tensions came after pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced for 20 years in one of the city's most prominent prosecutions.

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