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Briton Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong
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February 9, 2026
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4:07Now PlayingPro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of national security offences in Hong Kong.
He was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of publishing seditious materials in December last year.
It's a move criticised by world leaders including Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump.
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