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This blog is now closedJimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong pro-democracy figure convicted of national security offencesThe rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itselfThe three high court judges have entered the courtroom and…
Government-picked judges consider verdict in high-profile case against Hong Kong media mogul and activistFinal arguments have concluded in the national security trial of the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong.Government-picked judges are…
Closing arguments made in Hong Kong media mogul’s national security trial, which has lasted more than 140 daysA lawyer for Jimmy Lai has argued that it is not wrong to support freedom of expression, as he began his final argument in the prominent Hong …
Lai has been detained since December 2020, with western nations and rights groups calling for his releaseJailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial, which began in late 2023, will enter its final stages on Thursday as lawyers pres…
Call for UK PM to act urgently over pro-democracy campaigner who has spent 1,602 days in solitary confinementFormer prisoners and hostages wrongly held abroad have urged the UK prime minister to urgently secure the release of the pro-democracy campaign…
The moves that barred the media mogul’s choice of lawyer are immune from legal challenge, giving the national security committee what one expert called ‘the powers of a police state’The dwindling freedom in Hong Kong over the past few years has been de…
Worries mount for health of media mogul and pro-democracy activist, 77, as his trial nears endThe son of the jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, saying he was “desperate” as …
Media tycoon and pro-democracy activist is accused of conspiring to commit foreign collusion and publish seditious material Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to all charges at the resumption of his national security trial in Hong Kong.The media tycoon a…