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The signage of Hong Kong's Final Court of Appeal is seen at the court in Hong Kong Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Katie Tam)

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

Police officers patrol outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, where activist publisher Jimmy Lai's trial takes place, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Billy H.C. Kwok)

Hong Kong prosecutors allege democracy publisher Jimmy Lai urged protests, sanctions against China

By Zen Soo - Associated Press

A prison van carrying activist publisher Jimmy Lai arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, where Lai's trial takes place, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Billy H.C. Kwok)

Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to sedition and collusion charges

By Zen Soo - Associated Press

Jimmy Lai illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

The trials of Jimmy Lai

By Elisha Maldonado

Jimmy Lai walks through the Stanley prison in Hong Kong, on July 28, 2023. The trial of Hong Kong’s most famous activist publisher who was arrested under China’s crackdown on dissidents will start on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, after being delayed for over a year. Jimmy Lai broke into the city’s once freewheeling media world about three decades ago, armed with the belief that delivering information is equal to protecting freedom. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)

Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

Illustration on freedom of the press and tyranny by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Newsmen Jimmy Lai and Dmitry Muratov put their lives on the line for freedom

By Clifford D. May

Jimmy Lai who founded the Apple Daily, is escorted by Correctional Services officers to get on a prison van before appearing in a court in Hong Kong, Dec. 12, 2020. A Hong Kong court on Monday, May 29, 2023, rejected a jailed publisher’s request to terminate his national security trial, pressing ahead with a landmark case seen as part of Beijing's crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Hong Kong court rejects publisher Jimmy Lai’s bid to terminate his national security trial

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, center, who founded local newspaper Apple Daily, is arrested by police officers at his home in Hong Kong, on Aug. 10, 2020. The trial of a Hong Kong newspaper publisher who was arrested in a crackdown on a pro-democracy movement was postponed on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, after the territory's leader asked China to effectively block him from hiring a British defense lawyer. (AP Photo/File)

TikTok says error caused it to censor Acton Institute content featuring imprisoned activist in China

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Illustration on the suppression of truth in Communist China by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The plight of political dissident Jimmy Lai

By Elisha Maldonado

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of the local newspaper Apple Daily, arrives a district court in Hong Kong, July 30, 2020. Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with delivering freedom. Lai now is accused of endangering national security with his now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) **FILE**

Trial of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai could feed mainland revolt, Catholic cleric says

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of the local newspaper Apple Daily, arrives a district court in Hong Kong, July 30, 2020. Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with delivering freedom. Lai now is accused of endangering national security with his now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Hong Kong rags-to-riches publisher facing Security Law trial

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

In this Feb. 1, 2021, file photo, democracy advocate Jimmy Lai leaves the Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong. Mr. Lai was given a sentence of 13 months in jail Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, for urging participation in last year’s banned Tiananmen candlelight vigil, while seven others convicted on similar charges received sentences of up to 14 months. Mr. Lai will be honored by the Catholic University of America at its 2022 commencement ceremony on May 14 with an honorary degree. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) **FILE**

Jimmy Lai, imprisoned Hong Kong activist, to receive honorary degree

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 1, 2021, file photo, democracy advocate Jimmy Lai leaves Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal where the government is arguing against allowing him bail in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday, May 17, 2021, halted the trading of Next Digital shares, days after authorities froze assets belonging to its founder Jimmy Lai. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Next Digital trading halted after Jimmy Lai’s assets frozen

Associated Press

A police officer stands guard outside High Court in Hong Kong Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Prominent Hong Kong democracy advocate and newspaper founder Jimmy Lai is back in court for another attempt to apply for bail before his trial in April, on the charge of &quot;collusion with foreign forces,&quot; a new crime in Hong Kong invented by the National Security Law that Beijing imposed last year. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai denied bail again

By ALICE FUNG - Associated Press

Democracy advocate Jimmy Lai leaves the Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal where the government is arguing against allowing him bail in Hong Kong Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal denied bail Tuesday for prominent democracy advocate and newspaper founder Lai, upholding the government prosecution’s appeal. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Hong Kong denies bail for opposition publisher Jimmy Lai

Associated Press

Democracy advocate Jimmy Lai arrives at Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal where the government is arguing against allowing him bail in Hong Kong Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Lai is charged with &quot;collusion&quot; under the new National Security Law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong last year. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Hong Kong government critic Jimmy Lai returns to court

Associated Press

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, arrives the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Hong Kong government prosecutors appeal against the bail granted to Lai. Lai was granted bail on Dec 23, nearly three weeks after he was remanded in custody over fraud and national security-related charges.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed after bail revoked

By NICOLE KO and ZEN SOO - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, photo, pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrives at a police station for report in Hong Kong. Lai has been charged under the city's national security law, amid a widening crackdown on dissent, according to local media reports Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media tycoon, charged under security law

By Zen Soo - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 photo, Jimmy Lai arrives at a court in Hong Kong. Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon who was arrested during a crackdown on dissent was charged Wednesday Dec. 2, 2020, with fraud but no national security offenses, two newspapers reported. Jimmy Lai of Next Digital, which owns the Apple Daily newspaper, was among 10 people arrested Aug. 10 on what police said was suspicion of violating a national security law and collusion with a foreign country. Lai, 71, was later released on bail but police raided his company's offices in October. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge

By ZEN SOO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, Jimmy Lai, among various of groups of pro-democracy activists, arrives at a court in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police raided the private offices of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, according to Lai’s aide. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Hong Kong police raids outspoken media tycoon’s office

By ZEN SOO - Associated Press