Hong Kong Jails Jimmy Lai for 20 Years Under National Security Law

A Hong Kong court sentenced pro-democracy media figure Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison under the national security law for conspiring to publish seditious material and colluding with foreign elements, with 18 years to run consecutively to a prior 5-year-9-month fraud sentence. Judges labeled him the “mastermind” while granting limited mitigation for age, health, and solitary confinement, and the verdict is widely viewed as a landmark ruling with major implications for press freedom.