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Pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai, 78, was sentenced in Hong Kong to 20 years in prison on Monday for national security offences, prompting condemnation from the UK, UN and EU.

The Guardian
UK, UN and EU deplore ‘monumental injustice’ of Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence

Son says Hong Kong media figure, 78, fears dying alone while legal team say Lai is now world’s highest profile political prisoner The UK, the UN, EU and rights groups have condemned the sentencing of the pro-democracy activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, a British citizen who has been jailed for an unprecedented 20 years in Hong Kong for national security convictions that critics say are politically motivated. Yvette Cooper, the UK foreign secretary, said: “For 78-year-old Jimmy Lai, 20 years is an effective life sentence, following a politically motivated prosecution under a law that was imposed to silence China’s critics. The Hong Kong authorities must end Jimmy Lai’s appalling ordeal and release him to be with his family. ” Continue reading. . .

UK, UN and EU deplore ‘monumental injustice’ of Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence
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The Guardian
Jimmy Lai: will Hong Kong media tycoon die in jail? | The Latest

The media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences. His family has described the sentence as ‘heartbreakingly cruel’, given the 78-year-old’s declining health. Lai was convicted in December on charges of sedition and conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, after pleading not guilty to all charges. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins. Continue reading. . .

Jimmy Lai: will Hong Kong media tycoon die in jail? | The Latest
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Kathimerini
China: 20-Year Sentence for Jimmy Lai

The 78-year-old media magnate was sentenced to 20 years in prison as an enemy of the Communist Party of China.

China: 20-Year Sentence for Jimmy Lai
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The Guardian
Jimmy Lai: will Hong Kong media tycoon die in jail? – The Latest

The media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences. His family has described the sentence as ‘heartbreakingly cruel’, given the 78-year-old’s declining health. Lai was convicted in December on charges of sedition and conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, after pleading not guilty to all charges. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins - watch on YouTube Continue reading. . .

Jimmy Lai: will Hong Kong media tycoon die in jail? – The Latest
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Die Zeit
Verdict against Jimmy Lai: China's true face that cannot be ignored

In Hong Kong, newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison. A decision that lays bare the brutality of the Beijing regime.

Verdict against Jimmy Lai: China's true face that cannot be ignored
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The Washington Post
A de facto death sentence for publishing a newspaper

Jimmy Lai’s fate mirrors Hong Kong’s.

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Corriere della Sera
Jimmy Lai, the publisher sentenced to 20 years, speaks to his son: 'He is ill, but to the judges he smiled; he is a true rights hero'

Sebastien Lai: 'Devastating sentence. I will travel the world until his unjust detention ends'

Jimmy Lai, the publisher sentenced to 20 years, speaks to his son: 'He is ill, but to the judges he smiled; he is a true rights hero'
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Tages-Anzeiger
Hong Kong: The conviction of Jimmy Lai shows how China operates

The show trial of publisher Jimmy Lai sheds light on a broken promise to Hong Kong and on the nature of the Chinese regime.

Hong Kong: The conviction of Jimmy Lai shows how China operates
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Le Figaro
Hongkong : la condamnation de l’ex-magnat de la presse prodémocratie Jimmy Lai est «injuste et tragique», selon Washington

Un tribunal de Hongkong a condamné ce lundi l’ex-magnat des médias prodémocratie Jimmy Lai à une peine totale de 20 ans de prison pour collusion avec l’étranger et publication séditieuse.

Hongkong : la condamnation de l’ex-magnat de la presse prodémocratie Jimmy Lai est «injuste et tragique», selon Washington
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