
Breaking News: Hong Kong court jails prominent activists for 8 to 18 months over 2019 protest
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder and owner of Apple Daily newspaper, is seen handcuffed and escorted by guards leaving Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre on December 12, 2020. A Hong Kong court has sentenced several of the city’s leading pro-democracy campaigners to between 8 and 18 months in prison over their roles in unauthorized assemblies at the height of the 2019 protests. Among those sentenced was Jimmy Lai, who founded the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper. Lai received 12 months in prison for his involvement in a peaceful protest on August 18. Also headed to prison are former lawmakers “Longhair” … Continue reading Breaking News: Hong Kong court jails prominent activists for 8 to 18 months over 2019 protest