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Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed ...

Lai, 78, was sentenced Monday under a Beijing-imposed national security law to 20 years in prison, the longest such sentence ...

By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, was ...

Lai, 78, was convicted in December of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security, ...

By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Feb 10 (Reuters) - China on Tuesday released a policy white paper on Hong Kong's ...

When Sir Keir Starmer stepped off his plane in Beijing two weeks ago he was greeted by a small entourage with a bouquet of flowers.

The media tycoon, a Chinese-born British citizen, had been a persistent critic of Beijing. The sentence is the harshest penalty so far under a national security law.

Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in the once freewheeling city.

The Hong Kong High Court’s sentencing of Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder and democracy advocate, to 20 years in prison is a devastating blow to media freedom in the city.