Press freedom
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Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction overturned by Hong Kong court in rare legal win for activist
Appellate court quashes convictions linked to lease violations but Lai may still spend rest of his life in pri…
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Hong Kong’s once-vibrant press stays silent or celebrates Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence
Lack of response shows security law and harassment by authorities have muzzled ‘critical voices’, say expertsT…
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UK, UN and EU deplore ‘monumental injustice’ of Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence
Son says Hong Kong media figure, 78, fears dying alone while legal team say Lai is now world’s highest profile…
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Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong pro-democracy figure, sentenced to 20 years in prison
Family of media tycoon say he will ‘die a martyr behind bars’ amid widespread criticism from press freedom gro…
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Filipino journalist Frenchie Cumpio found guilty of terror financing in verdict rights groups call ‘absurd’
Reporters Without Borders said the ruling against the 26-year-old journalist showed a ‘blatant disregard for p…
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How hope is fading: the mobs bringing violence back to the streets of Bangladesh
As crowds attack newspaper offices and violence has killed 184 people, the optimism around Sheikh Hasina’s ove…
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Governments and rights groups condemn conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai
UK, EU and Australia say guilty verdict against 78-year-old is further blow to democracy and press freedom in …
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted of national security offences – video
Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, is facing life in prison after being found guilty of nati…
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The rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itself
Progressing from child labourer to billionaire, Lai used his power and wealth to promote democracy, which ulti…
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Hong Kong media tycoon convicted – as it happened
This blog is now closedJimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong pro-democracy figure convicted of national security offenc…
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Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai facing life in prison after conviction on security charges
Rights groups dismiss ‘sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely w…
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Beijing court to rule in appeal of jailed Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu
Detention of Dong on espionage charges has been criticised by human rights and press freedom organisationsA co…
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BBC journalist barred from leaving Vietnam and interrogated repeatedly
BBC ‘deeply concerned’ for journalist’s wellbeing after Vietnamese police withhold their ID card and passportV…
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UN and rights groups condemn reported jailing of Wuhan Covid citizen journalist
Zhang Zhan sentenced to four years for second time on charge often used by China to target government criticsT…
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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 argument…