Published 12/28/2021 4:29:00 p.m.

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 6 others charged with sedition

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Lai, 74, the founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, appeared in court alongside six other former Apple Daily staff. The daily tabloid closed in June after authorities raided the newspaper, arrested staff on national security grounds and froze assets. Lai already faces two charges under a national security law that Beijing imposed on the former British colony last June.

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News18 India

Hong Kong Apple Daily Founder and Staff Face New Sedition Charge

Prosecutors allege that the publications could "bring into hatred or contempt or to excite disaffection" against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments.

12/28/2021 7:06:29 a.m.·India

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Reuters

Hong Kong Apple Daily founder and staff face new sedition charge

By James Pomfret and Sara Cheng HONG KONG - Hong Kong prosecutors on Tuesday filed a "seditious publications" charge against jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai who already faces charges under a tough national security law that critics say has stifled freedoms in the Asian financial hub. Lai, 74, the founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, appeared in court alongside six other

12/28/2021 4:10:23 a.m.·United Kingdom

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South China Morning Post

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai, 6 former employees hit with fresh sedition charge

The new charge alleges that the defendants conspired to print, publish, sell, offer for sale, distribute, display or reproduce seditious publications.

12/28/2021 11:07:53 a.m.·Hong Kong

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Channel News Asia

Hong Kong Apple Daily founder and staff face new sedition charge

HONG KONG: Hong Kong prosecutors on Tuesday (Dec 28) filed a "seditious publications" charge against jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai who already faces charges under a tough national security law that critics say has stifled freedoms in the Asian financial hub. Lai, 74, the founder of the pro-democracy Apple

12/28/2021 4:32:00 a.m.·Singapore

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Indian Express

Hong Kong Apple Daily founder and staff face new sedition charge

Jimmy Lai already faces two charges under a national security law that Beijing imposed on the former British colony last June, including collusion with a foreign country.

12/28/2021 3:38:29 p.m.·India

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UPI

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 6 others charged with sedition

Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai now faces a charge of sedition after prosecutors said Tuesday that his former newspaper published seditious materials that promoted independence for the Chinese-controlled island.

12/28/2021 8:00:05 a.m.·Washington, United States

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