Jimmy Lai Trial: Judge Questions Defence’s Understanding of Hong Kong Security Law

Jimmy Lai trial: judge questions defence’s understanding of Hong Kong security law

Lai’s legal team argues strict literal reading of national security law prohibits sanction calls against authorities, not individual officials.

CNA explains: Who is Jimmy Lai?

2025 Bradley Prize recipient Jimmy Lai. / Credit: Courtesy of the Bradley Foundation Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Catholic self-made entrepreneur and media tycoon Jimmy Lai built an empire on free speech and truthfu... [...]

Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai’s Case Drags On

Closing submissions in a marathon national security trial against Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai are expected to continue this week in a proceeding that makes it unlikely he will ever see the street again.The trial, originally expected to last 80 days, has been droning on for almost twice that, the latest in a series of nonstop legal travai…

HK Outlanders call for Jimmy Lai to be released

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After 'Textbook Show Trial,' Jimmy Lai’s Son Fears His Father Will Spend Rest of His Life in Prison

Sebastien Lai talks with the Sun as the trial of his father reaches the final stages in what’s widely seen as a test of Beijing’s crackdown on criticism of its policies.

What Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong trial reveals about Beijing’s changing approach

Jimmy Lai’s prosecution exemplifies the wide scope of the National Security Law that Beijing imposed in 2020. What has changed in Hong Kong since then, and what is Lai’s case about?