Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison

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Plight of imprisoned Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai evokes grief over loss of press freedoms
About five years after Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily shut down and its founder was jailed, the newspaper’s former staff and readers are lamenting the loss of the city’s press freedoms.Founder Jimmy Lai,

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Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai's sentence raises international outcry as China defends it
Who Is Jimmy Lai? Apple Daily Founder Jailed for 20 Years in Hong Kong National Security Case
Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 20 years' jail
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon, has been jailed for 20 years for colluding with foreign forces under the city's controversial national security law.

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Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's legal clampdown on Jimmy Lai, tycoon and China critic
China releases policy paper on national security in Hong Kong after Jimmy Lai sentencing
This white paper was released by China's State Council, or cabinet, a day after a Hong Kong court sentenced leading China critic and former media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years imprisonment in a landmark...

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Brit pro-democracy leader Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in jail in Hong Kong after national security conviction
Hong Kong High Court sentences anti-China riots agitator Jimmy Lai 20 years in prison; ruling demonstrates dignity of rule of law in HK, legal expert says