The children of Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, who has been in jail since 2020, are voicing new alarm about his health, saying his condition has continued to deteriorate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-family/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #hongkong #jimmylai #appledaily
The assault by local Hong Kong authorities on press freedom undermined accountability before and after the housing-complex fire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/02/world/unfree-press-and-hong-kongs-deadly-blaze/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #hongkong #wangfukcourt #china #chinesecommunistparty #appledaily #jimmylai #nextmagazine #southchinamorningpost #humanrightswatch #freepress
U.S. President Donald Trump appealed directly to China's Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when the two leaders met in South Korea last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/06/world/politics/trump-xi-hong-kong-jimmy-lai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #hongkong #jimmylai #china #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #appledaily
A Hong Kong court said it will deliver its verdict in media tycoon Jimmy Lai's national security trial at a later date, in a case that has drawn global attention as a test of the rule of law in the Chinese-ruled city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/28/asia-pacific/crime-legal/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal#jimmylai #appledaily #hongkong #china #democracy
Hong Kong pro-democracy businessman Jimmy Lai was provided with medication and a heart monitor for the start of his final submissions in a landmark national security trial. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-heart-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hongkong #democracy#jimmylai #appledaily
Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's national security trial, which began in late 2023, will enter its final stages on Thursday as lawyers present closing arguments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/asia-pacific/crime-legal/hong-kong-closing-arguments-jimmy-lai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal#jimmylai #appledaily #hongkong #china