
Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon gets 20 years in jail – The Latest
From Today in Focus
Published 2/9/2026
The media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences. His family has described the sentence as ‘heartbreakingly cruel’, given the 78-year-old’s declining health. Lai was convicted in December on charges…






