Closing arguments in Jimmy Lai’s national security trial begin amid health concerns Prosecutor discusses security law concerning collusion charges as trial resumes The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025
Hong Kong Court Hears Closing Arguments In Tycoon Jimmy Lai's Trial Hong Kong prosecutors on Monday began closing arguments in the trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, saying the septuagenarian was fit to attend hearings after an adjournment last week to equip him with a heart monitor. International Business Times · Aug 18, 2025
Hong Kong court begins hearing final arguments in Jimmy Lai's national security trial A Hong Kong court has begun hearing final arguments in the national security trial of former Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025
Hong Kong democracy activist granted asylum after fleeing to Australia Activist convicted in Hong Kong urges Australia not to forget prisoners like Jimmy Lai The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2025
D.C. Showdown Plus: Showdown between mayor and attorney general, Zohran booed off Staten Island, and more... Reason · Aug 15, 2025
Closing arguments in Jimmy Lai trial delayed again as activist seeks treatment for heart palpitations Lai’s lawyer told the court that the imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul had felt unsteady The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2025
Final arguments in Jimmy Lai's national security trial in Hong Kong delayed over health concerns The final arguments in prominent Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai’s national security trial have been postponed after his lawyer said he experienced heart palpitations and the judges wanted him to receive medical treatment first The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Trump promises to ‘save’ jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Closing arguments are due to begin in the national security trial of Jimmy Lai, 77, a critic of China’s Communist Party. Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2025
Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai's Collusion Trial Resumes After Delay A Hong Kong court on Friday began hearing closing arguments in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, following a one-day delay because of bad weather. International Business Times · Aug 15, 2025
Jimmy Lai’s landmark trial delayed by Hong Kong rain warning Closing arguments were scheduled to be heard from Thursday The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
Hong Kong Court To Hear Closing Arguments In Mogul Jimmy Lai's Trial Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's national security trial, which began in late 2023, will enter its final stages on Thursday as lawyers present closing arguments. International Business Times · Aug 13, 2025
Concerns for Briton Jimmy Lai’s deteriorating health as landmark trial set to resume in Hong Kong City court to hear closing arguments in media tycoon’s national security trial from 14 August The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
Five years on, Hong Kong’s national security law extinguishes last standing pro-democracy party League of Social Democrats disbands amid ‘the omnipresence of red lines and the draconian suppression of dissent’, days before anniversary of Beijing’s imposition of NSL The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2025
UK Considers Envoy For Britons Held Abroad Britain is preparing to emulate the United States by appointing an envoy tasked with freeing citizens arbitrarily detained abroad, as it faces calls to do more to bring them home. International Business Times · Jun 29, 2025
International Business Times · Jun 27, 2025 Hong Kong's Dragnet Widens 5 Years After National Security Law Jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong shrugged and shook his head after a Hong Kong court this month announced a fresh charge of breaching the city's national security law.
International Business Times · Jun 26, 2025 US Independence Day Event No Threat To Hong Kong Security: Consulate Chief The top American diplomat in Hong Kong defended US Independence Day celebrations as "perfectly normal" on Thursday after local education officials reportedly warned teachers and students to stay clear due to national security risks.
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025 The top US diplomat in Hong Kong criticizes China and the city for curtailing freedoms The top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong has criticized policies by China and Hong Kong for eroding freedoms
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025 Voices: Tiananmen massacre: It’s time to wake up and stand up to the butchers of Beijing COMMENT: On the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Benedict Rogers says that the question is not whether China has changed – it hasn’t – but whether the free world has the courage to wake up and act on its morals
The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025 Former prisoners and hostages urge Starmer to secure release of Jimmy Lai Call for UK PM to act urgently over pro-democracy campaigner who has spent 1,602 days in solitary confinement
Reason · Apr 9, 2025 Mark Clifford: A Political Prisoner Fights for Free Speech in China The former editor in chief of the South China Morning Post discusses his book on Jimmy Lai, who is currently on trial in Hong Kong for having the audacity to stand up to the government.
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025 US lawmakers propose to have Washington street named after Jimmy Lai Bipartisan bill seeks to rename street next to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office as Jimmy Lai Way
International Business Times · Apr 2, 2025 US Lawmakers Seek To Rename Street For Hong Kong's Jailed Jimmy Lai US lawmakers moved Tuesday to rename the street next to Hong Kong's Washington office after Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy activist and media mogul jailed as China clamps down on the financial hub.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025 The obscure Jimmy Lai ruling that exposed the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law 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 Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025 Hong Kong authorities arrest teen for possessing ‘space oil’ after vape video goes viral Police discover vape and suspected ‘space oil’ pod on 13-year-old girl
International Business Times · Mar 7, 2025 'Desperate' Son Of Hong Kong's Jailed Jimmy Lai Asks To Meet UK PM The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he was "desperate" as his father's defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial.