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Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to all charges at Hong Kong national security trial

Media tycoon and pro-democracy activist is accused of conspiring to commit foreign collusion and publish seditious material

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security, sedition charges

Media tycoon is the most prominent individual to face trial under the law imposed by China in 2020.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty To National Security Crimes

Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty Tuesday to "sedition" and "collusion" charges in a high-profile national security trial that could see him jailed for life.

International Business Times

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End the show trial of free speech hero Jimmy Lai

The Hong Kong media mogul, pro-democracy activist and British passport holder faces life in prison for publishing ‘seditious’ material in his now-closed Apple Daily newspaper, in charges trumped up by China. The Independent demands his release

The Independent UK

UK presses for consular access to Jimmy Lai as Hong Kong trial enters second day

Lai enters courtroom smiling and waving on second-day of landmark trial

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai trial: heavy security presence as landmark national security case begins in Hong Kong

Media mogul and pro-democracy activist accused of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and faces life in prison

The Guardian - UK

Dissident Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai’s son condemns father’s ‘show trial’

Sebastien Lai urges UK to keep up pressure after public intervention from Foreign Secretary

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Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for prominent publisher Jimmy Lai

Lai, 76, was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement under the sweeping national security law enacted following huge protests four years ago.

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Supporters Of Hong Kong Pro-democracy 'Hero' Jimmy Lai Wait In Cold For Trial

Donning hats, scarves and masks to shield their faces from the winter cold, a small group of supporters of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai waited overnight outside a Hong Kong court for the start of his long-awaited national security trial on Monday.

International Business Times

Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai

A landmark national security trial has opened in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai’s security trial opens in Hong Kong, UK urges immediate release

The media tycoon and democracy supporter has been in jail for three years, accused of ‘collusion with foreign forces’.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong Starts Trial Of Pro-democracy Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai

Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is set to stand trial Monday in Hong Kong, where he faces internationally condemned national security charges that could send him to jail for life.

International Business Times

World watches as landmark Jimmy Lai trial set to begin in Hong Kong

Territory’s global reputation on the line as media mogul and democracy activist finally tried over alleged national security crimes

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong's activist publisher to stand trial this week under Beijing's crackdown on dissidents

The trial of Hong Kong’s most famous activist publisher who was arrested under China’s crackdown on dissidents will start this week after being delayed for over a year

The Independent UK

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Legal Clampdown on China Critic, Lai, Shakes Hong Kong

In a gripping saga of power play, Hong Kong's legal vise tightens around China critic, Jimmy Lai. A poignant testament to free speech's battle!

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai faces trial under ‘unfair’ national security law

The 76-year-old media mogul faces up to life imprisonment for alleged ‘sedition’ and ‘collusion with foreign forces’.

The Independent UK

Son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai lobbies UK foreign secretary for his release

The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai will meet with Britain’s foreign secretary on Tuesday to lobby for the U.K.'s help in securing his release from prison

The Guardian - UK

David Cameron urged to tell China to free Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai

Newspaper tycoon’s son seeks meeting with foreign secretary as Briton, 76, faces trial and possible life sentence

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The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong mogul, activist ... and now a prisoner for 1,000 days

He went from rags to riches before his anti-communist newspaper fell foul of security forces. Now Lai’s plight tells of a city forced to live in the shadow of Xi’s authoritarian China

Al Jazeera

Q&A: Sebastien Lai on father Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong ‘show trial’

The media tycoon has been in jail for three years awaiting trial under the territory’s national security law.

The Independent UK

Award-winning Hong Kong journalist wins appeal in rare court ruling upholding media freedom

An award-winning Hong Kong journalist has won her appeal in a rare court ruling upholding media freedom in the territory

Reuters

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai loses bid to terminate national security trial

A Hong Kong Court on Monday rejected an application to terminate a landmark national security trial against media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted.

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong court rebuffs effort to dismiss Jimmy Lai national security trial

Lawyers acting for pro-democracy activist argued that proceedings could be biased due to judge selection

Radio France Internationale

Reporters Without Borders and media leaders and call for liberation of Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai

Reporters Without Borders and over a hundred international media leaders called on Tuesday for the "immediate release" of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai, an “emblematic figure in the fight for press freedom in Hong Kong and globally," who was detained by Chinese authorities 2020 and is still in jail.

The Independent UK

The Independent backs calls for jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be released

Editor-in-Chief Geordie Greig supports the ‘fight for press freedom in Hong Kong’

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