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Jimmy Lai, 78, Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison for national security offences, a ruling Western governments and rights groups called politically motivated.

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Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul, sentenced to 20 years in prison
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul, sentenced to 20 years in prison
At age 78, the vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party was sentenced to jail on Monday under the national security law. The businessman headed the media group Next Digital and was a influential figure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp.
www.lemonde.fr
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM

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