Jimmy Lai

Who is Jimmy Lai? British citizen and democracy activist convicted in Hong Kong

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Who is Jimmy Lai? British citizen and democracy activist convicted in Hong Kong

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media mogul Jimmy Lai was being hailed by supporters as the city’s “conscience” on Monday after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison on national security charges. Once a penniless teenage refugee who arrived in Hong Kong as a stowaway, Mr Lai rose to become one of the city’s … Read more

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security trial

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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison 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 prison on national security charges that include two counts of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and one count of publishing seditious materials. The … Read more