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Chinese ambassador summoned by Foreign Office over Jimmy Lai verdict

Yvette Cooper says the Foreign Office had summoned China’s top diplomatic representative to the UK to express unhappiness over the guilty verdict

Evening Standard

Make Jimmy Lai’s release a precondition for closer UK-China ties, son says

Mr Lai is a pro-democracy activist who founded the now-defunct Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Keir Starmer should forcibly show his revulsion at the treatment of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai

Britain has a responsibility to Hong Kong; it must make any trade deal conditional on Jimmy Lai’s release

Evening Standard

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Jimmy Lai’s conviction condemned as ‘travesty of justice’ that deepens fears over Hong Kong press freedom

Britain, New Zealand and Taiwan condemn ‘politically motivated prosecution’ of media tycoon

The Independent UK

Who is Jimmy Lai? British citizen and democracy activist sentenced in Hong Kong

Jimmy Lai has already spent 1,800 days in solitary confinement since he was arrested in 2020

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai Net Worth and Trial Fallout: What the Guilty Verdict Means for His Money and Why This News Matters

Jimmy Lai is convicted in Hong Kong's landmark national security trial. Here is what the guilty verdict means for his net worth and frozen assets.

International Business Times UK

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in national security trial

Jimmy Lai, 78, was found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and publishing seditious articles. The former Apple Daily founder faces life imprisonment.

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The rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itself

Progressing from child labourer to billionaire, Lai used his power and wealth to promote democracy, which ultimately pitted him against authorities in Beijing

The Guardian - AU

Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong rags-to-riches media tycoon who became a fierce critic of Beijing

Former media mogul Jimmy Lai, a vocal critic of China's Communist Party, faces a landmark verdict in Hong Kong

The Independent UK

Former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai to hear verdict in his landmark national security case

Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong media mogul and critic of Beijing, is in court waiting to hear a verdict in his trial on national security offenses

The Independent UK

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai facing life in prison after conviction on security charges

Rights groups dismiss ‘sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely watched rulings in decades

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong media tycoon convicted – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism

Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai, former pro-democracy newspaper founder, to hear verdict in national security case

A Hong Kong court will deliver its verdict in the national security case of former pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai on Monday

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The Independent UK

British media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s teeth rotting and nails falling out in Hong Kong jail, his children say

Lai’s children say activist’s health deteriorating since being imprisoned in 2020

The Guardian - UK

Final arguments conclude in Jimmy Lai national security trial in Hong Kong

Government-picked judges consider verdict in high-profile case against pro-democracy media mogul

International Business Times

Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Verdict To Come 'In Good Time': Judge

A Hong Kong court finished hearing closing arguments in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Thursday, though a judge declined to say when a verdict will be reached.

The Guardian - UK

Supporting freedom of expression is not wrong, Jimmy Lai’s lawyer tells court

Closing arguments made in Hong Kong media mogul’s national security trial, which has lasted more than 140 days

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International Business Times

Defence Begins Closing Arguments In Hong Kong Trial Of Jimmy Lai

A lawyer representing Jimmy Lai said Wednesday it was "not wrong to support freedom of expression" as the defence began closing arguments in the jailed Hong Kong media mogul's national security trial.

The Independent UK

Closing arguments in Jimmy Lai’s national security trial begin amid health concerns

Prosecutor discusses security law concerning collusion charges as trial resumes

International Business Times

Hong Kong Court Hears Closing Arguments In Tycoon Jimmy Lai's Trial

Hong Kong prosecutors on Monday began closing arguments in the trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, saying the septuagenarian was fit to attend hearings after an adjournment last week to equip him with a heart monitor.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong court begins hearing final arguments in Jimmy Lai's national security trial

A Hong Kong court has begun hearing final arguments in the national security trial of former Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai

The Independent UK

Final arguments in Jimmy Lai's national security trial in Hong Kong delayed over health concerns

The final arguments in prominent Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai’s national security trial have been postponed after his lawyer said he experienced heart palpitations and the judges wanted him to receive medical treatment first

Al Jazeera

Trump promises to ‘save’ jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai

Closing arguments are due to begin in the national security trial of Jimmy Lai, 77, a critic of China’s Communist Party.

International Business Times

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai's Collusion Trial Resumes After Delay

A Hong Kong court on Friday began hearing closing arguments in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, following a one-day delay because of bad weather.

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