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26.09 / 03:09

Citi Landmark security Apple Freedom reports Courts Hong Kong court to sentence 2 former Stand News editors in landmark sedition case

A Hong Kong court is set to sentence two former Stand News editors in a landmark sedition case that is widely seen as an indicator of media freedom in a city once known as a beacon of press freedom in Asia

09.02 / 04:25

UPS security wellness President 2020 Courts Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai given 20-year sentence, adding friction to US-China ties

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court sentenced former tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken 78-year-old critic of China’s Communist Party, to 20 years in prison, a ruling that adds further friction in U.S. relations with China.

20.11 / 13:27

Citi Landmark Action security Apple President Freedom Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai testifies he didn't ask Pence, Pompeo to take action against city

Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is testifying in his defense at his landmark national security trial

20.11 / 06:01

security Apple Freedom Fishing 2020 boating He rose to riches in Hong Kong. Now he’s a symbol of China’s crackdown.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. HONG KONG—Jimmy Lai came to Hong Kong in 1961 as a boy smuggled on a fishing boat, a refugee who left mainland China because his mother was afraid he would starve to death in the turmoil following the Communist takeover there. He rose from child laborer to clothing tycoon and media baron, living in a colonial mansion filled with books and flowers.

19.11 / 13:33

markets UPS Trade Experts rights Relationships British PM Keir Starmer raises human rights violations in China with Xi Jinping; this is what happened to journalists after that, watch video

Also Read: Russian Nostradamus issues grave warning says world is on the brink as extremely dangerous period is coming As soon as Starmer brought up these sensitive topics, Chinese officials abruptly forced British journalists out of the room. Despite attempts by Starmer's team to keep reporters present, the Chinese delegation physically removed them, reflecting Beijing’s hard stance on freedom of expression and dissent. The sensitive references to Hong Kong and Jimmy Lai particularly stung, as Lai’s trial for national security charges continues.

18.11 / 19:53

MET security President War rights Relationships Starmer calls for strong UK-China relationship as he meets with Xi in Brazil

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he wants a strong and durable relationship with China as he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil

29.08 / 04:36

Citi security wellness Freedom 2020 reports Courts Hong Kong court will deliver verdict Thursday for 2 journalists accused of sedition

A Hong Kong court will deliver its verdict in a sedition case against two former editors of a shuttered news outlet on Thursday

25.07 / 03:51

Citi security Apple Freedom country 2020 Courts Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says

A lawyer says activist publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at his Hong Kong national security trial

11.04 / 18:09

Citi Action security Apple Freedom reports Department Hong Kong denies entry to Reporters Without Borders staffer in latest blow to media freedoms

Reporters Without Borders says one of its representatives was denied entry into Hong Kong, calling it a “new decline” in the city’s press freedoms

20.03 / 02:55

UPS Citi Citizens security Bill stage reports How will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong Kong?

Hong Kong has passed a new national security law that could redefine the liberties of its citizens, and its role on the world stage

22.12 / 05:07

Citi Apple Hong Kong court rejects bid to drop sedition charge against pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong court on Friday rejected a bid by the legal team for pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai to have sedition charge against him dropped, in a closely watched national security trial. Lai, 76, the founder of now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was charged with conspiracy to publish seditious publications under a colonial-era sedition law.

15.12 / 03:33

Target BLOCK Digital Landmark Apple Nov 2020 Hong Kong's legal clampdown on China critic Jimmy Lai

By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret

15.12 / 03:21

Citi Reuters Digital Apple Bill President 2020 China crackdown on Hong Kong under spotlight as leading democrat goes on trial

By James Pomfret, Greg Torode and Jessie Pang

21.09 / 18:23

UPS Citi FIVE Action Apple 2020 Jimmy Lai's son fears Hong Kong 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

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