UK should make Hong Kong release of Jimmy Lai ‘priority’: son
PARIS, FRANCE — The son of Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media tycoon jailed since 2020 in Hong Kong, has called…
Over 100 global media heads and RSF demand release of Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai
Prominent media leaders from around the world have joined Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in signing an unprecedented joint statement expressing…
Hong Kong blasts UK minister for meeting Jimmy Lai’s lawyers
HONG KONG, CHINA — Hong Kong has accused Britain of interfering in its legal system after a UK minister met…
Hong Kong court delays Jimmy Lai security trial by ten months
HONG KONG, CHINA — The national security trial of pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was pushed to September…
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy La sentenced additional five years and nine months over lease violation
HONG KONG, CHINA — Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai received a fresh jail sentence of five years and…
Curtain falls on Hong Kong tabloid that dared to challenge China
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper became the city’s most popular tabloid by punching up against a particularly powerful entity that…
Future sours for Hong Kong’s brazen Apple Daily tabloid
A shadow of fear hangs over Hong Kong’s outspoken and staunchly pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, with its billionaire owner Jimmy…
Jimmy Lai: the Hong Kong media tycoon that China loathes
by Jerome Taylor A rags-to-riches millionaire, media tycoon Jimmy Lai is a self-styled “troublemaker” who has long been a thorn…
Jimmy Lai among five Hong Kong democracy activists jailed
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was jailed for 12 months on Friday along with four other veteran democracy activists…
‘Stand tall’: Hong Kong media tycoon Lai writes letter from jail
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has told his staff to “stand tall” in a handwritten letter from prison…