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Guilty verdict for Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai

Thorkil Rothe
December 15, 2025

A court in Hong Kong has convicted former media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai under China's national security law. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit sedition and colluding with foreign forces.

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and publishing seditious articles under the city's National Security Law. Lai, founder of the now-closed Apple Daily and a key figure in the 2019 pro-democracy protests, has been in prison since 2020. His son Sebastien warns of Lai's deteriorating health after years in solitary confinement. Lai now faces life in prison.

 

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