US EditionHong Kong Court to Deliver Verdicts on Media Mogul Jimmy Lai
Jimmy Lai was convicted on three charges including conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under Beijing's national security law and faces possible life imprisonment.
- Outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building, a long queue formed on Dec 14 as supporters sought entry ahead of the three-judge panel's verdict at 10am Monday.
- Arrested in 2020 under the national security law, Lai founded the now-shuttered Apple Daily and faced a 156-day trial beginning in December 2023.
- Facing two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, Lai, a British citizen, could face up to life in prison and sentencing in the near future but retains appeal rights.
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Hong Kong’s Free Speech Champion Jimmy Lai Sentenced to Life
The imprisonment of publisher Jimmy Lai, 78, for criticizing the Chinese Communist government is analogous to the subjection of the once great Hong Kong: Both are tragic victims of Beijing’s iron fist of totalitarianism — and the free world stood by and watched it all happen. Jimmy Lai, a successful Hong Kong businessman and the […]
Jimmy Lai is a living martyr
Guilty. The verdict is not a surprise. No one actually expected the Chinese Communist Party to acquit Jimmy Lai. That would be to admit that it was wrong in imprisoning him in the first place. And admitting wrongdoing is nowhere in the totalitarian playbook. But the verdict still hurts. It hurts because it’s personal. And it’s personal because, in a sense, Jimmy Lai stands for each one of us. Lai is the embodiment of heroism that each of us is c…
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National Catholic RegisterThe Conviction of Jimmy Lai, a Hero for Fundamental Freedoms
The Conviction of Jimmy Lai, a Hero for Fundamental Freedoms acabral-sanche… Wed, 12/17/2025 - 10:37 SVG Commentary Dec 17, 2025 National Catholic Register The Conviction of Jimmy Lai, a Hero for Fundamental Freedoms Nina Shea Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom Nina Shea Commentary Caption Jimmy Lai's wife, Teresa Lai, his son, and Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun attend Jimmy Lai's trial on December 15, 2025, in Hong Kong…
Faith Betrayed: The Vatican’s Silence on China and the Fate of Jimmy Lai
Jimmy Lai, the Catholic Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken critic of Beijing, has just been convicted in what many observers are calling a “show trial” under China’s sweeping National Security Law. The trial of the 78-year-old Lai, which was conducted without a jury and overseen by three government‑appointed judges, ended with guilty verdicts on charges of collusion with foreign forces and… Source
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