While we talk about the declining democracy in USA, rightly so, and there are many parts of the world where it already is much worse.
Jimmy Lai and eight more got long sentences in HongKong. For non-crimes.
Hong Kong Free Press reports:
https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/breaking-jimmy-lai-jailed-for-20-years-in-hong-kong-after-nat-security-conviction/