![Hong Kong court rejects bid to drop sedition charge against Jimmy Lai Hong Kong court rejects bid to drop sedition charge against Jimmy Lai](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-12/51703225323_JimmyLai.jpg)
Hong Kong court rejects bid to drop sedition charge against Jimmy Lai
Lai, 76, the founder of now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was charged with conspiracy to publish seditious publications under a colonial-era sedition law.
Fri Dec 22 2023
![Britain calls for Jimmy Lai's release as Hong Kong trial begins Britain calls for Jimmy Lai's release as Hong Kong trial begins](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-12/61607784705_JimmyLaiCheeying.jpg)
Britain calls for Jimmy Lai's release as Hong Kong trial begins
David Cameron calls for the release of British national Jimmy Lai, who faces possible life imprisonment.
Mon Dec 18 2023
![Hong Kong journalist reacts to losing appeal Hong Kong journalist reacts to losing appeal](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-11/51667807112_TBFile.jpg)
Hong Kong journalist reacts to losing appeal
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy has lost an appeal against her conviction over assessing public data for a documentary on the widespread protests in 2019.
Mon Nov 07 2022
![HK court denies bail to Apple Daily staff facing national security charges HK court denies bail to Apple Daily staff facing national security charges](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/71626943305_lam.jpg)
HK court denies bail to Apple Daily staff facing national security charges
The case has been adjourned until September 30.
Thu Jul 22 2021
![Four Apple Daily staff due in Hong Kong court on national security charges Four Apple Daily staff due in Hong Kong court on national security charges](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/81626926344_lammanchung.jpg)
Four Apple Daily staff due in Hong Kong court on national security charges
The charges are the latest in a national security probe into media tycoon Jimmy Lai's newspaper.
Thu Jul 22 2021
![Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily editor-in-chief - Media Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily editor-in-chief - Media](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/51626843936_Lammanchung.jpg)
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily editor-in-chief - Media
They had been arrested on suspicion of "conspiring to collude with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security."
Wed Jul 21 2021
![Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai denied bail as Pompeo tweets support Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai denied bail as Pompeo tweets support](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-12/81607764641_JIMMYLAI.jpg)
Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai denied bail as Pompeo tweets support
Lai faces a charge of collusion with foreign elements to endanger national security, apparently for tweets he made and interviews or commentaries he did with foreign media.
Sat Dec 12 2020
![Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-12/41606969770_JimmyLai.jpg)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge
Jimmy Lai of Next Digital, which publishes the Apple Daily newspaper, was among 10 people arrested Aug 10.
Thu Dec 03 2020
![Released tycoon Lai says Hong Kong needs patient, not radical, democracy campaign Released tycoon Lai says Hong Kong needs patient, not radical, democracy campaign](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2020-08/71597294340_HONGKONG.jpg)
Released tycoon Lai says Hong Kong needs patient, not radical, democracy campaign
Lai, a staunch supporter of the city's democracy movement, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of collusion with foreign forces as police raided the offices of his Apple Daily tabloid.
Thu Aug 13 2020
![Kumpulan hak sivil Taiwan kecam penahanan Jimmy Lai Kumpulan hak sivil Taiwan kecam penahanan Jimmy Lai](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2020-08/71597055990_JimmyLai.jpg)
Kumpulan hak sivil Taiwan kecam penahanan Jimmy Lai
Kolumnis Apple Daily yang kini menetap di Taiwan, Sang Pu berkata ramai netizen masih akan membeli satu salinan Apple Daily meskipun surat khabar berkenaan kosong pada hari ini.
Tue Aug 11 2020
![Hong Kong's Apple Daily vows to 'fight on' after owner arrested Hong Kong's Apple Daily vows to 'fight on' after owner arrested](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2020-08/81597113571_HONGKONG.jpg)
Hong Kong's Apple Daily vows to 'fight on' after owner arrested
Hong Kong's Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing.
Tue Aug 11 2020
![Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2020-08/81597030146_jimmylai.jpg)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law
Lai owns popular tabloid Apple Daily and is an outspoken pro-democracy figure in Hong Kong who regularly criticizes Chinas authoritarian rule.
Mon Aug 10 2020
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More than 500 injured in explosion at Taiwan water park
More than 500 people were injured, almost 200 of them seriously, when a ball of fire ripped through a crowd at a water park in Taiwan.
Sun Jun 28 2015