Hong Kong adds sedition charge for former tycoon Jimmy Lai
The jailed tycoon and six former employees of his flagship Apple Daily newspaper were charged with conspiracy to produce and distribute seditious publications under the Crimes Ordinance.
Jimmy Lai among three Hong Kong activists convicted over Tiananmen vigil
Lai, the owner of the now-shuttered pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, was found guilty of unlawful assembly charges alongside former journalist Gwyneth Ho and lawyer Chow Hang-tung.
The sweep of the security law encompasses far more than the media. Businesses that once flocked to Hong Kong because of its energy and proximity to China are now rethinking those choices.
Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily signs off in 'painful farewell'
The closure of the popular tabloid marks the end of an era for media freedom in the Chinese-ruled city.
Hong Kong's Apple Daily to publish final issue Thursday after spate of arrests
The paper, owned by now-jailed media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, has faced intense pressure from the government.
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily prepared to suspend operations, reports say
The company will meet again on Friday to decide on the date to stop publishing the flagship newspaper of media tycoon Jimmy Lai, reports said.
Apple Daily is running low on funds to print Hong Kong newspaper
The pro-democracy Apple Daily has enough cash on hand to continue operating as normal only for a couple of weeks, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Hong Kong arrests Apple Daily staff using security law
Hundreds of police officers descended on the newspaper’s Hong Kong headquarters, media reports said.
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.
Hong Kong security chief threatens Jimmy Lai's bankers with jail if they deal in his accounts
Observers said the action extended the tightening national security apparatus into elite tiers of the banking system for the first time.
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 ...
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.
