2 w. ago Final arguments conclude in Jimmy Lai national security trial

Government-picked judges consider verdict in high-profile case against Hong Kong media mogul and activistFinal arguments have concluded in the national security trial of the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong.Government-picked judges are retiring to consider their verdict in the case, seen internationally as a crucial test of the rule of law in the city. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Final arguments conclude in Jimmy Lai national security trial in Hong Kong

Government-picked judges consider verdict in high-profile case against pro-democracy media mogulFinal arguments have concluded in the national security trial of the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong.Government-picked judges are retiring to consider their verdict in the case, seen internationally as a crucial test of the rule of law in the city. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong awaits verdict as landmark national security trial concludes

The final arguments have concluded in the national security trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai

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2 w. ago Final arguments in publisher Jimmy Lai's national security trial conclude in Hong Kong

The final arguments have concluded in the national security trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai

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3 w. ago Supporting freedom of expression is not wrong, Jimmy Lai’s lawyer tells court

Closing arguments made in Hong Kong media mogul’s national security trial, which has lasted more than 140 daysA lawyer for Jimmy Lai has argued that it is not wrong to support freedom of expression, as he began his final argument in the prominent Hong Kong democracy activist and newspaper founder’s landmark national security trial.The barrister Robert Pang is representing Lai in his fight against charges of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to issue seditious publications. Lai, 77, faces up to life in prison if convicted under a national security law imposed by Beijing after anti-government protests in 2019. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lawyer for activist Jimmy Lai defends free speech in landmark Hong Kong trial

A lawyer for Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai argues it’s not wrong to support freedom of expression and human rights

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3 w. ago Hong Kong summons British envoy after UK grants asylum to ‘wanted’ democracy activist Tony Chung

China accuses the UK and Australia, which also granted asylum to an activist last week, of ‘interfering’

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3 w. ago Hong Kong activist Tony Chung says he has been granted asylum in the UK

Chung, one of youngest people to get jail sentence under security law, posts Home Office letter agreeing he has ‘well-founded fear of persecution’The Hong Kong independence activist Tony Chung says he has been granted asylum in the UK, two years after fleeing the Chinese region.Chung, 24, revealed the news on his Instagram page on Sunday, the day after the former Hong Kong legislator Ted Hui said he had been granted asylum in Australia. Both Chung and Hui are among dozens of pro-democracy activists targeted with arrest warrants and 1m Hong Kong dollar bounties by authorities. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong democracy activist granted asylum after fleeing to Australia

Activist convicted in Hong Kong urges Australia not to forget prisoners like Jimmy Lai

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4 w. ago Royal Navy flexes its military muscles in show of strength to China as HMS Prince of Wales joins fleet of warships from US, Japan and Australia in northern Philippine Sea

The huge display of military might comes as tensions between China and the West continue to flare, as Beijing threatens war against its neighbour Taiwan - which borders the Philippine Sea in the north.

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