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Pro-democracy Titan, Jimmy Lai, Faces Trial in Hong Kong Tomorrow!

Trailblazing publisher and pro-democracy torchbearer, Jimmy Lai, girds for a pivotal trial under China's iron-fisted security law. A suspense-filled saga a...

David Cameron calls on Hong Kong to release UK citizen Jimmy Lai as trial begins

Supporters camp outside court in Hong Kong as Jimmy Lai’s landmark trial begins

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2023

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.

WEKU · Dec 18, 2023

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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 · Dec 18, 2023

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 · Dec 18, 2023

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 · Dec 18, 2023

David Cameron calls on Hong Kong to release Jimmy Lai

Foreign secretary’s plea made as publisher faces trial under national security law imposed by China

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

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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 · Dec 17, 2023

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 · Dec 17, 2023

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 · Dec 17, 2023

UK Painter's Pop Art Highlights 'Silencing' Of Hong Kong Youth

For two decades, British artist Martin Lever took his inspiration from Asia and his adopted home of Hong Kong.

International Business Times · Dec 16, 2023

Yellen Unveils US-China Economic Roadmap Amid Hong Kong Tensions

A U.S. roadmap urges China towards economic cooperation and transparency. As Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai fights for democracy, international aid is sought.

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!

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’.

Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2023

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The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023

Tory minister takes brutal swipe at David Cameron over China

Tom Tugendhat appears to mock foreign secretary for hailing ‘golden era’ in relations with Beijing

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

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 Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Jimmy Lai’s son urges David Cameron to demand release of media tycoon: ‘Stand by my father’s side’

Jimmy Lai’s son calls for UK intervention ahead of father’s trial

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023

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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Al Jazeera · Nov 28, 2023

For Hong Kong’s arrested pro-democracy activists, justice must wait

Closing arguments are due to begin in high-profile trial of 16 pro-democracy figures nearly three years after arrests.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023

Hong Kong lecture by British barrister linked to Jimmy Lai trial cancelled

Timothy Owen, who was blocked from representig the activist Jimmy Lai, was due to give a talk on law and democracy

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Jimmy Lai: UK refuses to release details of efforts to free British citizen jailed by China ‘to avoid damaging relations’

Media tycoon and activist Jimmy Lai has been detained in China since 2020 and while foreign secretary James Cleverly says he raised the issue in Beijing, it is not clear how

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Jimmy Lai's son fears media mogul may die in detention while awaiting trial

The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai says he doesn't want to see his father die in detention, as his lawyers raised the prospect that his long-delayed trial may be pushed back indefinitely

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Son of British media tycoon tells Cleverly to rescue father from Chinese jail: ‘British values are on trial’

James Cleverly met China’s Vice President today in first visit by a UK foreign secretary to China in five years

Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2023

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.

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