Asia Pacific Jun 17, 2021
Hong Kong arrests Apple Daily staff using security law
by Natalie Lung and Kari Lindberg
Hundreds of police officers descended on the newspaper’s Hong Kong headquarters, media reports said.
Asia Pacific May 28, 2021
Hong Kong court hands Jimmy Lai another jail term for protests
Lai is among the besieged members of the pro-democracy movement that Hong Kong has been imprisoning or detaining while they await trial as Beijing tightens its hold over the city.
Asia Pacific May 27, 2021
Hong Kong security chief threatens Jimmy Lai's bankers with jail if they deal in his accounts
by Greg Torode, James Pomfret and Sumeet Chatterjee
Observers said the action extended the tightening national security apparatus into elite tiers of the banking system for the first time.
Asia Pacific May 24, 2021
Future sours for Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily tabloid
by Su Xinqi
A shadow of fear hangs over Hong Kong's outspoken and staunchly pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, with its billionaire owner Jimmy Lai now jailed and many reporters asking themselves: "Are we next?" Each day, tomorrow's date is hung up on the walls of the bustling newsroom, ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Apr 22, 2021
Hong Kong activists retreat as China-style justice comes to their city
On March 23, a Hong Kong High Court judge denied former Democratic Party lawmaker Andrew Wan’s bail appeal and sent him back to Lai Chi Kok prison. "Keep going!” Wan shouted as he was led away by guards. "The Department of Justice will be judged ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Apr 17, 2021
U.S. condemns sentencing of Hong Kong activists on 'politically motivated' charges
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanded the release of "those detained or imprisoned for exercising their fundamental freedoms."
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Apr 16, 2021
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 14 months in prison for unauthorized assembly
Lai was found guilty in two separate trials for unauthorized assemblies on Aug. 18 and Aug. 31 2019, respectively.
Asia Pacific Feb 9, 2021
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail in national security case
Judges said Lai's legal team could make a "fresh application" for bail, as Tuesday's decision was of "a limited nature."
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal | FOCUS Dec 23, 2020
Hong Kong’s courts are the last check on Beijing’s growing power
by Iain Marlow, Kari Lindberg and Natalie Lung
The courts are on the front lines of a clash between two very different legal systems.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Dec 11, 2020
Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai charged with collusion under new security law
Shares of Next Digital, founded by Lai, climbed 18% after reports he was to be charged — Hong Kong residents have piled into shares of the company to show support for him.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Dec 4, 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail after fraud charge
Lai's fraud charge marks the latest crackdown on pro-democracy figures in the former British colony.
Asia Pacific Aug 29, 2020
Hong Kong police sift the past to pursue new security law crimes
Hong Kong police are using the past words and deeds of government critics to bolster investigations under the city's sweeping new security law, despite the legislation not being retroactive. The law, described by China as a "sword" hanging over the heads of its pro-democracy opponents, ...