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Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai wins one in court, as Hong Kong prosecutor’s appeal is denied
Hong Kong prosecutors lost their appeal against a magistrate’s decision in September 2020 that cleared charges against media tycoon Jimmy Lai on “intimidating a reporter from a rival newspaper,” according to the South China Morning Post. Lai, outspoken founder of...
Hong Kong high court initiates final stages of Next Digital’s demise
A Hong Kong high court has ordered the winding-up of Jimmy Lai’s prominent media company, Next Digital, following a local government petition. The order came from high court master Jack Wong Kin-tong on Dec. 15. No representatives from Next Digital were present at the...
Hong Kong drops 62 places in “press freedom” by country
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released this year’s World Press Freedom Index, ranking countries based on press freedom, from the most to the least press. In 2002, for example, Hong Kong was ranked 18th. This year, it fell to 80th out of 180 countries, while China...
China and Russia don’t know why they were excluded from the “Summit for Democracy”
Presidential summits tend to focus on PR rather than substance. The Biden administration’s “Summit for Democracy” looks no different. Its objectives were worthy. As the State Department explained it, President Joe Biden planned to “bring together leaders from...
Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai found guilty over Tiananmen Square Massacre vigil
Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been convicted for his involvement in a vigil commemorating the Tiananmen Square Massacre. On Dec. 9, Lai, along with two other prominent Hong Kong activists, Gwyneth Ho and Chow Hang Tung, were...