"A court in Hong Kong has sentenced Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison."
"The sentencing on Monday follows his conviction on charges of foreign collusion and seditious publication in December, 2025."
"Rights groups and Western nations have condemned Lai's conviction as a symbol of the city's shrinking press freedoms."
Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Hong Kong court after conviction on charges of foreign collusion and seditious publication in December 2025. The sentence was imposed under the National Security Law that China enacted in 2020 following large street protests in Hong Kong. Lai, 78, founded the now-defunct Apple Daily and was among the first high-profile figures arrested under the law. Rights groups and several Western governments condemned the conviction as emblematic of diminishing press freedoms in the city. The case reflects escalating legal pressure on pro-democracy voices in Hong Kong and remains a developing story.
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