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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison

The verdict is seen as a major blow to press freedom and political dissent in Hong Kong.

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Monday, February 9, 2026

HONG KONG : Jimmy Lai, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul, had been sentenced to 20 years in prison under the Chinese government’s national security law .

Lai’s case has attracted widespread international attention as a symbol of the escalating restrictions on press freedom and growing political opposition in the city following the Chinese government’s enactment of security legislation in recent years.

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