Hong Kong 2019 Protest

Hong Kong court sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 years

What to know about Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong journey from media mogul and activist to convict

The 78-year-old outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for conspiring to commit sedition and collude with foreign forces.

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Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong tycoon and democracy firebrand standing up to China

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Jimmy Lai sentenced: What happened to other HK pro-democracy protesters?

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Taiwan condemns 'harsh' sentence for Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai

Taiwan's government on Monday condemned the "harsh" sentence handed out to Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and called for his release.

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Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial

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Reaction to Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's 20-year sentence in security trial

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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai faces sentencing in landmark national security case

Lai, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment under Hong Kong’s security law that Beijing deemed necessary for the stability of the Chinese special administ...

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Hong Kong's legal clampdown on Jimmy Lai, tycoon and China critic

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Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong pro-democracy figure, sentenced to 20 years in prison for national security offences

Star Tribune

Hong Kong court convicts 7 men, including ex-lawmaker, of rioting during 2019 protests

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge on Thursday convicted seven people, including a pro-democracy former lawmaker, of rioting during mob violence at a subway station at the height of the city's anti-government protests in July 2019. Prosecutors accused former ...

Seattle Times

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019. Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct ...

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Hong Kong social worker who mediated 2019 anti-government protests convicted for rioting

A Hong Kong District Court on Tuesday convicted social worker Jackie Chen of “rioting.” Chen mediated between the protesters and the police during the 2019 anti-government protests in Hong Kong, and urged the police not to fire non-lethal bullets.