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Lai has been accused of sedition and foreign collusion. He has been held in solitary confinement since December 2020. Who is Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media tycoon facing a life sentence in a ...
Pro-democracy supporter Mr Lai was jailed in late 2020 in Hong Kong, and is currently being held in solitary confinement after being accused of violating the territory’s new national security law.
A Hong Kong court sentenced the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 14 months in prison Friday, after finding him guilty of “unauthorized assembly” during pro-democracy protests in 2019. A ...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, known for his support of the city’s pro-democracy movement and criticism of China’s leaders, turned 76 behind bars in a maximum security prison earlier this ...
Lai Chee-ying (Chinese: 黎智英; born 8 December 1947 [4]), also known as Jimmy Lai, is a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He founded Giordano , an Asian clothing retailer, Next Digital (formerly Next Media), a Hong Kong-listed media company, and the popular newspaper Apple Daily .
Secretary-general Christophe Deloire of Reporters Without Borders protested Hong Kong Police's decision to arrest Jimmy Lai, stating the charge of colluding foreign forces on Lai was an attempt to outlaw the symbol of press freedom, and urged the Hong Kong Government to drop all charges and immediately release the arrested.
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison while nine other activists received jail time or suspended sentences on Friday for taking part in ...
Lai was first arrested, under the national security law in August 2020, and has spent much of the time since in prison. The prosecution has accused Lai of alleged collusion with foreign forces ...