Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong court rejects Jimmy Lai challenge to national security body

Lai, the founder of the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, is awaiting trial for 'collusion with foreign forces' – a violation under a security statute Beijing enacted in 2020 to crush dissent

Who is Jimmy Lai, jailed pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon despised by China?

Lawyers for Jimmy Lai, arguably the highest-profile China critic in Hong Kong, have asked for a meeting with Rishi Sunak. The media baron, a dual citizen of Britain and Hong Kong, has been languishing in jail since December 2020 after being arrested during China’s crackdown on the pro-democracy move

Hong Kong court pushes national security trial of Jimmy Lai to September 2023

The trial was meant to start this month but has been delayed by months of legal wrangling over who can represent him

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed in lease violation case

Lai was the founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily, known for its scathing criticism of Beijing and support of democracy. The daily collapsed last year after its funds were frozen and many of its senior staff were charged under the sweeping national security law imposed on Hong Kong

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to face no-jury trial

Trial by jury has been used by Hong Kong's common law legal system for 177 years but legislation imposed by China in 2020 to curb dissent allows cases to be heard by dedicated national security judges

Hong Kong court sentences tycoon Jimmy Lai to 13 months in jail for Tiananmen vigil

Lai, the founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, has already been jailed for taking part in pro-democracy protests

Why pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily is likely to shut down 'in a matter of days'

Politically, Apple Daily takes a pro-democracy and anti-China position and founder Jimmy Lai has repeatedly found himself on the receiving end of Chinese ire

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months over pro-democracy protests

Lai, who is already behind bars for taking part in the protests, pleaded guilty to organising an unlawful assembly on 1 October, 2019. He will serve a total of 20 months in jail

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai granted bail; pro-democracy advocate faced fraud, national security-related charges

Lai is among a recent string of pro-democracy activists and supporters arrested by Hong Kong police, prompting concerns that the semi-autonomous Chinese territory is cracking down on dissent following Beijing’s imposition of a national security law in June

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under national security law

The Apple Daily tabloid founder was charged on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security