Who will speak out for values and rights and my fellow democracy activist now that opposition has been silenced in Hong Kong? I say Britain should, says activist Nathan Law

Exclusive: Pro-democracy media tycoon’s son warns ‘this is not justice, it is political persecution... for speaking truth to power’ as his father waits to learn his fate

Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was found guilty by a Hong Kong court of sedition and collusion with foreign forces.

The media tycoon, who was first arrested in 2020, could face life in prison in blow for press freedom following conviction in December

Observers fear that conviction under national security law could attract the most severe penalty band of 10 years to life imprisonment. Follow the latest developments, live

Lai, who had pleaded not guilty to all charges, was among the first prominent figures arrested under Beijing's security law in August 2020.

A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced Jimmy Lai, a prominent pro-democracy figure and the founder of the now-defunct progressive Apple Daily, to 20 years in prison.

Rights groups condemned the 78-year-old's 20-year prison term, calling it 'effectively a death sentence' and a grave injustice. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US…

HONG KONG: Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases under…

The 78-year-old British national has been sentenced under a security law imposed by China.

A Hong Kong court sentences the 78-year-old British citizen Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of national security offences last December.

At age 78, the vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party was sentenced to jail on Monday under the national security law. The businessman headed the media group Next Digital and…

Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.

Son says Hong Kong media figure, 78, fears dying alone while legal team say Lai is now world’s highest profile political prisoner

Jimmy Lai, 78, has been sentenced to 20 years. We look at what happened to major democratic Hong Kong protesters.

The media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences. Lucy Hough speaks to the…

US, UK officials call for Jimmy Lai's release on 'humanitarian' grounds due to his age and health.

Who will speak out for values and rights and my fellow democracy activist now that opposition has been silenced in Hong Kong? I say Britain should, says activist Nathan Law

EDITORIAL. The 20-year prison sentence handed down to the pro-democracy activist and former media tycoon is the latest sign of the ruthless crackdown under the authority of Xi…

Lack of response shows security law and harassment by authorities have muzzled ‘critical voices’, say experts