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Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city’s dissent. CBC | World News
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Hong Kong press freedom hero Jimmy Lai is set to die in Chinese prison
Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media tycoon and fierce critic of Beijing, is due to be sentenced in one of the most high-profile cases of press freedom Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic, found guilty of national security crimes
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Read More »Hong Kong highrise netting did not meet code, officials say, with death toll at 151 people
Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 people has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not up to fire-safety codes, as a wave of public sympathy and support was met by government moves to stifle criticism. CBC | World News
Read More »Death toll in Hong Kong apartment complex blaze rises to 146 as the city mourns
The death toll in Hong Kong’s apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings. A steady stream of people placed bouquets of flowers at an ever-growing makeshift memorial at the scene of the disaster, among the worst in the city’s history. CBC | World News
Read More »8 more arrested after Hong Kong apartment tower fire kills at least 128
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Read More »Dozens more bodies recovered after Hong Kong blaze, raising death toll to 128
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Read More »Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 94 in deadliest blaze in city’s modern history
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Read More »Hong Kong fire death toll rises, hundreds unaccounted for as towers burn for 2nd day
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Read More »Hong Kong fire death toll rises, hundreds unaccounted for as towers burn for 2nd day
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