Jimmy Lai: UK refuses to release details of efforts to free Briton jailed in China ‘to avoid damaging relations’
1 year, 4 months ago

Jimmy Lai: UK refuses to release details of efforts to free Briton jailed in China ‘to avoid damaging relations’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But the disclosure of the conversation between senior members of the UK and Chinese governments could potentially damage the bilateral relationship between the UK and China.” Mr Lai’s son and other campaigners have now urged the British government to press Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to “immediately” release him. open image in gallery British foreign secretary James Cleverly with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in August this year “Far from damaging the relationship, calling for my father’s release would be a vital step in repairing it,” Sebastien Lai told The Independent. open image in gallery Sebastien Lai, son of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, holds a sign calling for the release of his father The media mogul is now facing a life sentence on a charge of ‘colluding with foreign powers’ for publishing a newspaper highly critical of the Chinese Communist Party. The British government should press the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to immediately release 75-year-old Jimmy Lai, who has courageously, and peacefully, fought for freedom.” He claimed it was more damaging to withhold information from the British public about what the government said regarding their “fellow citizen”.

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Son of Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says 77-year-old could die in jail and calls for his release
1 week, 5 days ago

Son of Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says 77-year-old could die in jail and calls for his release

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The son of prominent Hong Kong former publisher Jimmy Lai, who is facing possible life imprisonment in the Chinese city, called Tuesday for his father’s release in a high-profile national security case. Sebastien Lai, in a meeting with reporters in Washington, said the prison conditions where his 77-year-old diabetic father is being held in solitary confinement are “inhumane …

Keir Starmer urged to push for Jimmy Lai’s release as marathon cross-examination finally ends
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Keir Starmer urged to push for Jimmy Lai’s release as marathon cross-examination finally ends

The Independent  

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China detains suspect involved in kidnapping of Chinese actor trafficked to Myanmar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China detains suspect involved in kidnapping of Chinese actor trafficked to Myanmar

The Independent  

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Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai denies he asked a newspaper colleague to draft list of sanction targets
4 months ago

Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai denies he asked a newspaper colleague to draft list of sanction targets

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Former publisher Jimmy Lai denied that he asked a colleague to draft a list of potential sanction targets in his second day of testimony Thursday at his landmark national security trial in Hong Kong. She was one of six former Apple Daily executives who pleaded guilty to conspiring with Lai to call for sanctions or a blockade …

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai: Didn’t ask U.S. to take action against Hong Kong
4 months ago

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai: Didn’t ask U.S. to take action against Hong Kong

The Hindu  

Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai denied in his landmark national security trial on Wednesday that he had asked then-U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take action against the city and China during the territory’s anti-government protests in 2019. He testified about his meetings with former U.S. officials and gave details about his alleged …

Defiant Jimmy Lai denies foreign collusion at high-profile Hong Kong national security trial
4 months ago

Defiant Jimmy Lai denies foreign collusion at high-profile Hong Kong national security trial

The Independent  

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Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in China-led crackdown on dissent
4 months ago

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in China-led crackdown on dissent

The Independent  

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Starmer criticised for meeting China’s Xi as Hong Kong freedom protesters were being jailed
4 months ago

Starmer criticised for meeting China’s Xi as Hong Kong freedom protesters were being jailed

The Independent  

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Global lawmakers call for Hong Kong to free Jimmy Lai
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4 months ago

Global lawmakers call for Hong Kong to free Jimmy Lai

Raw Story  

Dozens of lawmakers from across the world called Tuesday for the immediate and unconditional release of pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, before he is due to give evidence in his collusion trial in Hong Kong. The letter's release came on the same day a Hong Kong court jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under a sweeping national …

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong to hear from jailed media tycoon for the first time in four years. At his trial
4 months ago

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong to hear from jailed media tycoon for the first time in four years. At his trial

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Jimmy Lai, the pugnacious media tycoon whose now shuttered tabloid Apple Daily was a regular thorn in Beijing’s side, is expected to testify on Wednesday at his own national security trial in a high stakes court battle that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars. You can also save the world.” Prosecutors …

Starmer raises concern over jailed activist Jimmy Lai in landmark talks with China’s Xi
4 months ago

Starmer raises concern over jailed activist Jimmy Lai in landmark talks with China’s Xi

The Independent  

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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit China in an attempt to reset frosty relations
5 months, 1 week ago

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit China in an attempt to reset frosty relations

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is making his first trip to China in office this week in an attempt to reset the U.K.'s ties with Beijing and seek “pragmatic engagement” despite human rights and other concerns. Prime Minister Keir Starmer ‘s spokesperson, Dave Pares, said Britain wants to engage China but would challenge Beijing over issues including the …

David Lammy urged to save imprisoned activist Jimmy Lai as son says father unwell
5 months, 1 week ago

David Lammy urged to save imprisoned activist Jimmy Lai as son says father unwell

The Independent  

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Jimmy Lai’s lawyers appeal to UN over media mogul’s health amid drawn-out Hong Kong trial
6 months ago

Jimmy Lai’s lawyers appeal to UN over media mogul’s health amid drawn-out Hong Kong trial

The Independent  

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British judge condemned for keeping Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong jail quits media freedom panel
7 months, 1 week ago

British judge condemned for keeping Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong jail quits media freedom panel

The Independent  

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Jimmy Lai: Shame of UK judge keeping Hong Kong free speech hero in jail
7 months, 1 week ago

Jimmy Lai: Shame of UK judge keeping Hong Kong free speech hero in jail

The Independent  

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Hong Kong top court upholds Jimmy Lai’s conviction in 2019 protests case
7 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong top court upholds Jimmy Lai’s conviction in 2019 protests case

The Independent  

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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to testify in own drawn-out trial as judge refuses to dismiss case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to testify in own drawn-out trial as judge refuses to dismiss case

The Independent  

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Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says
8 months ago

Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A defense lawyer said Thursday that prominent publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense in the landmark national security trial brought under a Beijing-imposed law that has all but wiped out public dissent. The prosecutors have alleged that Lai had engaged in requesting foreign countries, especially the United States, to take actions against Beijing “under the …

Labour must help release Briton Jimmy Lai jailed in China amid fears he could die in prison, son says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour must help release Briton Jimmy Lai jailed in China amid fears he could die in prison, son says

The Independent  

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Hong Kong dissidents in UK ‘fear for their safety’
10 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong dissidents in UK ‘fear for their safety’

The Telegraph  

Hong Kong dissidents in the UK fear “talking to the wrong people”, they have told The Telegraph, after three people were charged on Monday with spying. Chi Leung Wai, a 38-year-old Border Force officer, Matthew Trickett, a 37-year-old Home Office immigration enforcement officer, and Chung Biu Yuen, 63, a retired Hong Kong police officer who is employed as a London-based …

Chinese citizen journalist jailed for Covid reporting in Wuhan finally set to be released
10 months, 1 week ago

Chinese citizen journalist jailed for Covid reporting in Wuhan finally set to be released

The Independent  

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Jimmy Lai plotted mainland China’s collapse and installation of US-style democracy, says witness
11 months ago

Jimmy Lai plotted mainland China’s collapse and installation of US-style democracy, says witness

The Independent  

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China confirms the 2022 conviction of a British businessperson on espionage charges
1 year, 1 month ago

China confirms the 2022 conviction of a British businessperson on espionage charges

The Independent  

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China Says It Has Detained a British Spy
1 year, 2 months ago

China Says It Has Detained a British Spy

Live Mint  

SINGAPORE—China has taken into custody an alleged British spy, the country’s national security agency said Monday, as Beijing steps up warnings over national security and the infiltration of foreign spies in the country. In a social-media post, China’s Ministry of State Security alleged that MI6, the U.K. intelligence service, in 2015 recruited a foreign national surnamed Huang and provided both …

China detains a person it accuses of collecting state secrets for Britain
1 year, 2 months ago

China detains a person it accuses of collecting state secrets for Britain

LA Times  

China said Monday that it has detained a person accused of collecting state secrets on behalf of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency, MI6. The ministry said Huang had received training in intelligence-gathering, was provided with equipment and had collected numerous state secrets on repeated visits to China. The definition of state secrets is not clearly defined under China’s opaque political and …

Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security, sedition charges
1 year, 2 months ago

Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security, sedition charges

Al Jazeera  

Media tycoon is the most prominent individual to face trial under the law imposed by China in 2020. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to all charges in his closely-watched trial under the territory’s national security law that could see him jailed for life. Lai, 76, has been in prison since December 2020 and faces two …

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security crimes
1 year, 2 months ago

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security crimes

ABC  

Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to "sedition" and "collusion" charges in a high-profile national security trial that could see him jailed for life. Key points: Jimmy Lai is accused of two counts of colluding with foreign forces The prosecutor cited Mr Lai's newspaper Apple Daily as examples of "seditious publications" Prosecutors accused Mr Lai …

Jimmy Lai: Son of Briton jailed in China hits out at ‘textbook show trial’
1 year, 3 months ago

Jimmy Lai: Son of Briton jailed in China hits out at ‘textbook show trial’

The Independent  

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UK presses for consular access to Jimmy Lai as Hong Kong trial enters second day
1 year, 3 months ago

UK presses for consular access to Jimmy Lai as Hong Kong trial enters second day

The Independent  

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Jimmy Lai is a media mogul facing a Hong Kong court on national security charges, but his son fears it will be a 'sham trial'
1 year, 3 months ago

Jimmy Lai is a media mogul facing a Hong Kong court on national security charges, but his son fears it will be a 'sham trial'

ABC  

For three years now, the only pictures Sebastien Lai has seen of his father are news photos captured over the fence at Hong Kong's Stanley Prison. Jimmy Lai, who is a devout Catholic, smiled and waved to his supporters as he walked inside, including Hong Kong's 91-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen – also an outspoken democracy advocate. "I am gravely concerned …

Jimmy Lai lawyers urge Hong Kong court to throw out sedition charge as landmark trial begins
1 year, 3 months ago

Jimmy Lai lawyers urge Hong Kong court to throw out sedition charge as landmark trial begins

The Independent  

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Hong Kong Puts Its Most-Wanted Dissident Jimmy Lai on Trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Hong Kong Puts Its Most-Wanted Dissident Jimmy Lai on Trial

Live Mint  

HONG KONG—The most high-profile case of Hong Kong’s yearslong effort to snuff out dissent after protests rocked the city began on Monday as newspaper tycoon Jimmy Lai went on trial under the national security law imposed by Beijing. Last week, the country’s foreign ministry described him as “one of the most notorious anti-China elements bent on destabilizing Hong Kong and …

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong trial starts as U.S., U.K. urge his release
1 year, 3 months ago

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong trial starts as U.S., U.K. urge his release

The Hindu  

Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai went on trial in Hong Kong Monday for national security charges that could see him jailed for life, with the United States and Britain demanding his release. Lai, 76, stands accused of “collusion” with foreign forces under a sweeping national security law that Beijing imposed on the finance hub in 2020. “I call on the …

David Cameron calls on Hong Kong to release Jimmy Lai
1 year, 3 months ago

David Cameron calls on Hong Kong to release Jimmy Lai

The Independent  

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Jimmy Lai’s security trial opens in Hong Kong, UK urges immediate release
1 year, 3 months ago

Jimmy Lai’s security trial opens in Hong Kong, UK urges immediate release

Al Jazeera  

The media tycoon and democracy supporter, now 76, has been in jail for three years, accused of ‘collusion with foreign forces’. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has gone on trial for alleged national security offences, hours after the United Kingdom joined calls for his immediate release. I call on the Hong Kong authorities to end their prosecution and release …

Son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai lobbies UK foreign secretary for his release
1 year, 3 months ago

Son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai lobbies UK foreign secretary for his release

The Independent  

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Son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai lobbies UK foreign secretary for his release
1 year, 3 months ago

Son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai lobbies UK foreign secretary for his release

Associated Press  

LONDON — The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai met with Britain’s foreign secretary on Tuesday to lobby for the U.K.'s help in securing his release from prison. Lai, the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, an outspoken pro-democracy newspaper, faces a long-delayed trial next week over charges he violated sweeping national security laws …

Jimmy Lai’s son fears Hong Kong media mogul may die in detention while awaiting trial
1 year, 6 months ago

Jimmy Lai’s son fears Hong Kong media mogul may die in detention while awaiting trial

Associated Press  

LONDON — The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai said Wednesday he did not want to see his father die in detention, as his lawyers raised the prospect that his long-delayed trial may be pushed back indefinitely. His son Sebastien Lai, 28, and his lawyers have described the case as a “show trial.” …

China slams UK spying reports as 'political farce'
1 year, 6 months ago

China slams UK spying reports as 'political farce'

Firstpost  

China has lashed out at media reports alleging a man who was arrested on suspicion of espionage was gathering intelligence for Beijing, labelling the claim a “political farce” China has lashed out at media reports alleging a man who was arrested on suspicion of espionage was gathering intelligence for Beijing, labelling the claim a “political farce”. The arrests led British …

China says reports it had spy in UK parliament ‘malicious slander’
1 year, 6 months ago

China says reports it had spy in UK parliament ‘malicious slander’

Al Jazeera  

Police have confirmed a man in his twenties was arrested in March and bailed until next month. China has lashed out at the United Kingdom, saying reports that a UK parliamentary researcher had been arrested on suspicion of spying for China were “malicious slander”. After reports of the arrests emerged, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Chinese Premier Li Qiang …

James Cleverly accused of ‘missing’ opportunity to challenge China over arrest of British citizen Jimmy Lai
1 year, 6 months ago

James Cleverly accused of ‘missing’ opportunity to challenge China over arrest of British citizen Jimmy Lai

The Independent  

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UK says raised Jimmy Lai security law case with China
1 year, 9 months ago

UK says raised Jimmy Lai security law case with China

Al Jazeera  

The Hong Kong media tycoon has been in jail since December 2020 and faces a long-delayed security law trial in September. The UK report, which covers the six months until December 31, 2022, noted that in November, Hong Kong’s highest court ruled UK British barrister Timothy Owen could join Lai’s defence team. Those facing national security charges no longer have …

The Independent backs calls for jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be released
1 year, 10 months ago

The Independent backs calls for jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be released

The Independent  

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China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges
1 year, 10 months ago

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years. Relations between Washington and Beijing are at their lowest in decades amid disputes over trade, technology, human rights and China’s increasingly aggressive approach toward its territorial …

China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges
1 year, 10 months ago

China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges

LA Times  

Under President Xi Jinping, China has launched multiple campaigns against what it calls foreign efforts to sabotage its rule. China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years. Relations between Washington and Beijing are at their lowest …

Jimmy Lai: Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon’s son criticises UK for ‘failing to speak out’ against crackdown
1 year, 10 months ago

Jimmy Lai: Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon’s son criticises UK for ‘failing to speak out’ against crackdown

The Independent  

The son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has called the UK government “incredibly weak” after it failed to condemn and act against the crackdown on dissent in mainland China. The 75-year-old founder of the now-shut Apple Daily newspaper is behind bars in a high-profile case filed by Hong Kong’s authorities after a crackdown on the pro-democracy movement. …

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong tycoon and Beijing critic jailed for more than five years on fraud charge
2 years, 3 months ago

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong tycoon and Beijing critic jailed for more than five years on fraud charge

The Independent  

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s most prominent Beijing critic and pro-democracy media tycoon, was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison on Saturday over fraud charges for violating a lease contract. Lai’s former colleague Wong Wai-keung, 61, who was a chief administrative officer at the paper’s parent company Next Digital, was sentenced to 21 months in jail. The court …

Hong Kong jails pro-democracy media tycoon over fraud
2 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong jails pro-democracy media tycoon over fraud

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court sentenced a pro-democracy media tycoon to five years and nine months in prison on Saturday over two fraud charges linked to lease violations, the latest of a series of cases against prominent activists that critics say are aimed at crushing dissent in the city. Jimmy Lai, who was arrested during a crackdown on …

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