US EditionHong Kong Court to Deliver Verdicts on Media Mogul Jimmy Lai
Jimmy Lai was convicted on two national security and one sedition charge after a 156-day trial under a Beijing-imposed law with a nearly 100% conviction rate, rights groups say.
- Outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building, a long queue formed on Dec 14 as supporters sought entry ahead of the three-judge panel's verdict at 10am Monday.
- Arrested in 2020 under the national security law, Lai founded the now-shuttered Apple Daily and faced a 156-day trial beginning in December 2023.
- Facing two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, Lai, a British citizen, could face up to life in prison and sentencing in the near future but retains appeal rights.
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Faith Betrayed: The Vatican’s Silence on China and the Fate of Jimmy Lai
Jimmy Lai, the Catholic Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken critic of Beijing, has just been convicted in what many observers are calling a “show trial” under China’s sweeping National Security Law. The trial of the 78-year-old Lai, which was conducted without a jury and overseen by three government‑appointed judges, ended with guilty verdicts on charges of collusion with foreign forces and… Source
Media mogul seen as an archvillain as well as a ray of hope
HONG KONG — To a Hong Kong national security court, Jimmy Lai's only intent was to "seek the downfall" of China's ruling Communist Party. To Hong Kong's leader, Lai's actions were "malicious." And to the police, his guilty verdicts Monday…
The Conviction of Jimmy Lai, a Hero for Fundamental Freedoms
Keith Tsuji Jimmy Lai's wife, Teresa Lai (R), his son and Cardinal Joseph Zen attend Jimmy Lai's National Security trial on December 15, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. COMMENTARY: Today’s false conviction demonstrates the Catholic media magnate’s personal heroism, and the demise of Hong Kong’s independence from Communist China’s oppressive regime.
I Don’t Want My Father to Be a Martyr Behind Bars
As much as we saw it coming, I am still grieving.On Monday, my dad, Jimmy Lai, was found guilty by a panel of judges in Hong Kong of sedition and conspiracy to collude with foreign agents to harm Hong Kong and China. He now faces life in prison.My dad is 78 years old. He’s been in prison for more than five years, much of which has been spent in solitary confinement without any access to sunlight. The conditions have been harsh and inhumane.We kn…
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