A Hong Kong court ruled pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai guilty of foreign collusion and seditious publication on Monday, in a case that has drawn condemnation from Western countries. Lai's legal team said they would study the ruling before taking further steps.

Media mogul Lai was arrested in 2020 under a national security law imposed by China.

A Hong Kong court is scheduled to deliver its verdict Monday in the national security case against media founder and former publisher Jimmy Lai.

Verdicts on foreign collusion and sedition charges are city’s most closely watched rulings in decades

Incarcerated activist and media owner has been on trial for more than two years on national security charges

Jimmy Lai, il magnate dei media di Hong Kong pro-democrazia, è stato dichiarato colpevole di collusione e sedizione nel processo a suo carico sulla violazione della sicurezza…

Jimmy Lai, il magnate dei media di Hong Kong pro-democrazia, è stato dichiarato colpevole di collusione e sedizione nel processo a suo carico sulla violazione della sicurezza…

The 78-year-old was charged under Hong Kong's controversial national security law, enacted by Beijing in 2020.

Advocates have described the verdict as an 'unlawful' decision based on 'trumped-up national security charges'.

Progressing from child labourer to billionaire, Lai used his power and wealth to promote democracy, which ultimately pitted him against authorities in Beijing

Il magnate dei media pro-democrazia processato per la legge sulla sicurezza nazionale

HONG KONG: Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court on…

Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media tycoon, faces life imprisonment after his national security trial for opposing Beijing's rule.

Metterebbe a rischio la sicurezza nazionale. Per i giudici cinesi avrebbe utilizzato il suo tabloid, ora chiuso, per fare pressioni sulle nazioni straniere aff…

The trial, conducted without a jury, has been closely monitored by the U.S. as a barometer of media freedom and judicial independence in Hong Kong.

Foreign secretary and rights groups say guilty verdict on security charges is another blow to press freedom in territory

A Hong Kong court ruled pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai guilty of foreign collusion and seditious publication on Monday, in a case that has drawn condemnation from Western…