{"id":316297,"date":"2026-02-09T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/briton-jimmy-lai-sentenced-to-20-years-in-hong-kong\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T09:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:00:17","slug":"briton-jimmy-lai-sentenced-to-20-years-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/briton-jimmy-lai-sentenced-to-20-years-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Briton Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iYcdLNrr9lY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Briton Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iYcdLNrr9lY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of national security offences in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>He was found guilty \u200bof two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one \u200bcount of publishing seditious materials in December last year.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a move criticised by world leaders including Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/briton-jimmy-lai-sentenced-to-20-years-after-national-security-conviction-in-hong-kong-13505129<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #worldnews #china #jimmylai #hongkong <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of national security offences in Hong Kong. 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