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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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