Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher convicted of sedition, in major blow to press freedom
- Written by Yao-Tai Li, Senior Lecturer of Sociology and Social Policy, UNSW Sydney

This week, after a 156-day trial, the Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner and media tycoon Jimmy Lai was convicted of sedition and collusion with foreign or external forces.
Now facing life in prison, Lai was convicted under the country’s National Security Law, introduced in 2020.
During the 2019 protests in Hong Kong, Lai and the media outlet...
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