Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, is facing life in prison after being found guilty of national security and sedition offences in one of the most closely watched rulings since the city’s return to Chinese rule in 1997.
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Jimmy Lai: conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy figure decried as attack on press freedom ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/15/jimmy-lai-verdict-hong-kong-judges-national-security-charges
The rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itself ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/15/jimmy-lai-rise-fall-hong-kong-itself
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