As media tycoon and pro-democracy activist, Jimmy Lai is at the court to face his biggest trial today. The 76-year-old can face life imprisonment over his charges under Beijing's national security law.

Hong Kong: Media mogul Jimmy Lai on trial for sedition, foreign collusion charges | WION

Lai's long-awaited national security trial opens in Hong Kong on Monday, with foreign envoys and others saying it is a key test for the city's judicial independence and freedoms under the sweeping national security law imposed by China in 2020.

Hong Kong starts trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai

In a courtroom drama with profound implications, pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has embarked on a high-stakes trial in Hong Kong. Facing charges of breaching national security and colluding with foreign forces, the 76-year-old entrepreneur and vocal critic of Beijing denies all accusations.

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Hong Kong: Media mogul Jimmy Lai on trial without jury

Security is tight outside Hong Kong court as media tycoon and pro-democracy activist arrives at the court to face his biggest trial. The 76-year-old can face life imprisonment.

Hong Kong: Media mogul Jimmy Lai on trial

The prosecution of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is set to turn the discourse towards a wave of pro-democracy protests that gripped the city four years ago.

Jimmy Lai trial: China fears 'smear campaign' as uproar grows for pro-democracy activist's release

More than 100 journalists and editors have called on Hong Kong authorities for immediate release of Jimmy Lai, a media tycoon who ran Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong.

Editors, journalists from around the world urge Hong Kong to release Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong's media mogul Jimmy Lai, who founded the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was sentenced to five years and nine months on Saturday (December 10). Lai was found guilty of fraud in a contractual dispute and the district court also imposed a fine of US$256,850 (HK$2 million) for breaching land lease terms for the headquarters of a now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper.

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for five years and seven months in fraud case

In Hong Kong, a senior judge has ruled that two phones owned by jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai can be searched on national security grounds. He added that the contents of the phone are not protected by journalistic privilege.

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai  to go on trial under National Security law

Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media tycoon who owned now shut pro-democracy publication Apple Daily will face a no-jury court. This is the latest deviation from city's 177-year-old tradition of jury-trial.

Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be tried without jury

Pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was handed a fresh sentence of 13 months in prison for taking part in a banned Tiananmen vigil. Hong Kong traditionally holds large vigils each year as remembrance of June 4, 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 13 months in prison

Jimmy Lai, the 74-year-old owner of the now-closed pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, has been declared guilty of unlawful assembly at the Tiananmen vigil. Local reports have claimed that Lai was among the three democracy campaigners who have been convicted on Thursday.

Jailed Jimmy Lai convicted for 'unauthorised assembly' in Tiananmen vigil

Hong Kong tycoon and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai and two others were convicted over their roles in an unauthorized Tiananmen vigil last year.

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai, two others convicted over banned Tiananmen vigil

The Hong Kong media group owned by jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai said on Sunday that it aimed to go into liquidation. The announcement said that board of directors of Next Digital Ltd had resigned to facilitate the process.

Hong Kong: Jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai's media group to wind down

According to an internal memo seen by Reuters, Hong Kong media group Next Digital, owned by jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai, will cease operating from July 1 after the company's assets were frozen as part of a national security investigation.

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's Next Digital to stop operating from July 1: Memo

A day after Hong Kong forces arrested five executives of Apple Daily, the pro-democracy newspaper has carried out a front-page reading, "we must press on". The large-sized message came a day after the local forces marched into the office of Apple Daily to conduct a raid in the newsroom and came out after arresting five executives, including chief editor Ryan Law and CEO Cheung Kim-hung.

'We must press on': Hong Kong's defiant Apple Daily publishes more copies day after raid and arrests over China security law

Hong Kong police raided the office of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, known for its critical coverage of China and Hong Kong, on Thursday morning. Five people have been arrested, including Ryan Law, the editor-in-chief in the raid that involved dozens of policemen.

Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, arrest editor and four other executives

Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been handed a new prison sentence, along with seven other activists for attending protests on the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China that were followed by a sweeping crackdown.

Hong Kong: Tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other activists handed new jail sentence over protests

Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was on Friday handed a new prison sentence, along with seven other activists. Lai has been in jail for the past few weeks for attending pro-democracy protests in which anti-China messages were chanted.

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other activists handed new prison sentences

Lawmakers in Hong Kong are approving changes to electoral laws on Wednesday to drastically reduce the public's ability to elect lawmakers and increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decisions for the city.

Hong Kong to approve Beijing-drafted curbs on elections

The freezing of HKD 500 million of Jimmy Lai`s assets has nothing to do with press freedom, claimed Hong Kong administration after the city journalists association chided the latest action against the jailed media tycoon.

Hong Kong govt says freezing of Jimmy Lai's assets has nothing to do with press freedom

Taiwan has raised concern about the survival of international businesses in Hong Kong a day after authorities announced plans to freeze all assets of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist, Jimmy Lai.

'Risky for businesses': Taiwan warns against freezing of Jimmy Lai's assets

Hong Kong authorities have frozen all assets of the pro-democracy activist and billionaire tycoon, Jimmy Lai a few weeks after he was sentenced to 12 months in prison.

Hong Kong freezes Jimmy Lai's assets and shares in media publications

Prison sentences handed to pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong erode basic freedoms in the territory and "impact EU-China relations", the office of the EU's top foreign policy official warned on Friday.

Jailing of Hong Kong activists impacts EU-China ties: EU official

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