Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai attends the Seminar on Tenth Anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover organised by the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, June 9, 2007. File image/AP
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Firstpost09-02-2026, 07:59

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Jailed 20 Years on Security Charges

  • Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison over national security crimes.
  • Lai, 78, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, was found guilty of foreign collusion and seditious publication.
  • British PM Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump have called for Lai's release.
  • Rights groups like Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders condemned the trial, citing threats to press freedom.
  • Beijing and Hong Kong authorities maintain the case is unrelated to freedom of speech or press.

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