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Jimmy Lai jailed, international outcry

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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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Corriere della Sera
The son of Chinese activist Lai sentenced to 20 years: 'My father is ill, but to the judges he smiled: he is a real rights hero'

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

The son of Chinese activist Lai sentenced to 20 years: 'My father is ill, but to the judges he smiled: he is a real rights hero'
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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 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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hrw.org
A Hong Kong court gave media publisher and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai 20 years in prison. Six former executives and editors of Apple Daily also received sentences.

Governments should denounce the convictions of Lai and his former staff and press for their immediate release.
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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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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 Washington Post
A de facto death sentence for publishing a newspaper

Jimmy Lai’s fate mirrors Hong Kong’s.

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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Hong Kong: 20 years in prison for democracy activist Jimmy Lai

The Hong Kong media entrepreneur and activist Jimmy Lai must serve 20 years in prison. The harsh sentence has sparked worldwide outrage.

Hong Kong: 20 years in prison for democracy activist Jimmy Lai
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Der Standard
The price of half-heartedness: Beijing clears up in Hong Kong

Democracy activist Jimmy Lai must serve 20 years in prison; for the 78-year-old, that's effectively a life sentence. Democracies have squandered their influence.

The price of half-heartedness: Beijing clears up in Hong Kong
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To Vima
China: Jimmy Lai's conviction over the 2019 protests and international reactions

The 78-year-old businessman Jimmy Lai was found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and inciting an uprising. The international community expresses serious concerns about human rights and press freedom in Hong Kong.

China: Jimmy Lai's conviction over the 2019 protests and international reactions
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Handelsblatt
Hong Kong: Democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison

The Hong Kong media tycoon had been found guilty in December of 'cooperation with foreign forces and rioting.' Now a court has set the sentence.

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