US EditionVerdict in trial of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai looms as new diplomatic flashpoint
Jimmy Lai faces life imprisonment after a 156-day trial under Hong Kong's national security law, with critics calling the case politically motivated and a test for press freedom.
- Jimmy Lai, a 78-year-old media mogul, faces up to life in prison on national security charges for allegedly colluding with foreign forces to undermine Chinese rule in Hong Kong.
- Lai's legal team argued that supporting human rights and freedom of expression is not wrong, and his actions as a journalist involved speaking truth to power.
- Lai, a British citizen, is a long-standing critic of China and booster of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, and his family has warned that even a short sentence could see him die behind bars.
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News diary 15-21 December: Jimmy Lai verdict, Rishi Sunak at Covid inquiry, Sports Personality of the Year
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Leading the week Monday (December 15): Keir Starmer appears before Liaison Committee ahead of possible talks on Ukraine in Berlin; Verdict in Jimmy Lai’s national security trial; Undercover officer Mark Jenner testifies at the Undercover Policing Inquiry; Rishi Sunak gives evidence at the Covid-19 Inquiry. Tuesday (December 16): Paul Doyle sentenci…
Hong Kong court set to rule in Jimmy Lai trial on Monday
New York, December 12, 2025—Ahead of Monday’s expected verdict in the national security trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, the Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Hong Kong authorities to drop all charges against the 78-year-old publisher and release him immediately and unconditionally. Lai, whose health has worsened after spending five years in solitary confinement in a maximum-security prison, is on t…
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UpstractVerdict in Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s trial due next week
The 156-day trial, the most high-profile use of Beijing’s draconian national security law, is set to come to a close.Hong Kong’s High Court is set to hand down a verdict in the case of pro-democracy campaigner and media mogul Jimmy Lai next week, bringing an end to his lengthy national security trial.Lai’s verdict will be delivered by a three-judge panel in a hearing that begins at 10am local time (02:00 GMT) on Monday, according to a court diar…
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