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UK pushing for release of Hong Kong campaigner Jimmy Lai on humanitarian grounds

British national Mr Lai, 78, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday under a security law imposed by China.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Jimmy Lai and Sir Keir Starmer ... what a contrast between the two

The Hong Kong democracy activist is suffering for his principles; Sir Keir is another matter. Yet Labour must stick with him

Evening Standard

China-critic & media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong sedition case; Beijing under fire for 'death sentence', draws global condemnation

Hong Kong–based pro-democracy media figure Jimmy Lai, a British citizen, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday, more than five years after his arrest in August 2020, sparking global outcry.

The Times of India

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Sentence for Hong Kong's ex-publisher Jimmy Lai raises concerns as China defends it

The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai is raising concerns from foreign governments and rights groups

The Independent UK

US not trying to dismantle Nato or undermine world order, says ambassador – as it happened

Matthew Whitaker, the US ambassador to Nato, responds to criticism in the Munich Security Conference report

The Guardian - UK

UK expands Hong Kong visa scheme in wake of Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence

Exclusive: Home Office ruling means thousands more Hongkongers will be eligible to come to the UK over next five years

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years: Yvette Cooper calls for ‘appalling ordeal’ to end

The 78-year-old British national has been sentenced under a security law imposed by China.

Evening Standard

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Jimmy Lai jailed: Pro-democracy media tycoon's family blast 'devastating' 20-year prison sentence in Hong Kong

Jimmy Lai’s son, Sebastien Lai, said from outside Hong Kong that the sentence ‘is devastating for our family and life-threatening for my father’

Evening Standard

Jimmy Lai's evolution from Hong Kong media magnate to activist in photos

Prominent democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was a child stowaway from mainland China who rose to become Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate. Unlike other rags-to-riches tycoons who cultivated ties with Beijing, he chose to become its fierce critic.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong pro-democracy figure, sentenced to 20 years in prison

Family of media tycoon say he will ‘die a martyr behind bars’ amid widespread criticism from press freedom groups

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Lai sentencing – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai faces sentencing in national security case

Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is set to be sentenced Monday for his conviction on charges of conspiring to collude with foreign forces under a China-imposed national security law

The Independent UK

What to know about Jimmy Lai's Hong Kong journey from media mogul and activist to convict

The former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has become what observers say is a symbol of the 2020 crackdown on press freedoms in Hong Kong

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai trial latest: 20-year jail term for Hong Kong media mogul condemned as ‘effectively a death sentence’

Briton’s punishment after national security trial has been decried as 'effectively a death sentence'

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The Independent UK

‘It’s a travesty’: Calls to free frail Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai from jail before it’s too late

Exclusive: Pro-democracy media tycoon’s son warns ‘this is not justice, it is political persecution... for speaking truth to power’ as his father waits to learn his fate

The Independent UK

Powers that believe in democracy should rally to the cause of Jimmy Lai

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Western states have individually called for the campaigner to be freed, but China needs to see that these countries can stand together as one

Fortune

What caused the massive Bitcoin crash? Clues point to a blow-up at Hong Kong hedge funds

One crypto observer suspects a fund holding Bitcoin call options got wiped out, triggering a broader crash.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to learn fate in national security case

The pro-democracy former media tycoonwill be sentenced next week following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday after national security conviction

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law

The Independent UK

Panama will not be threatened by China over canal court ruling, leader says

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino says he hopes a legal battle with a Hong Kong firm over Panama Canal ports does not escalate

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong national arrested in Bangkok for murder committed 37 years ago

Police have arrested a Hong Kong man in Bangkok for a murder he allegedly committed in Hong Kong 37 years ago.

Inverse

The Most Surreal Time-Travel Movie Of The Year Is A Beloved Director’s Return To Form

With the dreamy time-travel movie 'Zi,' Kogonada goes back to basics in a tiny, subtle, beautiful journey through time and Hong Kong.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong firm begins arbitration proceedings over ruling against its Panama Canal port contract

Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings says its subsidiary started arbitration proceedings against Panama after that country’s Supreme Court ruled a concession for the subsidiary to operate Panama Canal ports was unconstitutional

The Independent UK

World Rugby defends decision to open 2027 World Cup with huge mismatch

Hosts Australia will take on Hong Kong in Perth in an underwhelming start to the tournament

AAP

Wallabies' surprise first opponents at Rugby World Cup

The fixtures for Australia's home Rugby World Cup next year have been revealed, with the hosts facing Hong Kong, New Zealand and Chile in the group stage.

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