Former media boss denies using the term and did not know or support ‘localists’ calling for Hong Kong independence

The son of the Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai said Tuesday that his father's trial in the Chinese territory was a "sham" but that he was "proud" of how he was handling himself in court.Last week,

Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying resumes his testimony on Wednesday as the court continues to examine evidence regarding his national security charges for the fifth day at West Kowloon Court.

Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, 76, testified in court for the first time on Wednesday in his landmark national security trial, accused of endangering China's national security by colluding with foreign forces.

Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is fighting charges of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to issue seditious publications.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes a resolution adopted by the European Parliament that denounces the deterioration of press freedom in Hong Kong and urges the Hong Kong authorities to release journalists detained in the territory.

As pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai faces a potential life sentence in the high-stakes national security case in Hong Kong, his son Sebastien Lai has denounced the proceedings as a politically motivated “show trial” driven by a China-led crackdown on dissent.

Former publisher Jimmy Lai has denied that he asked a colleague to draft a list of potential sanction targets in testimony at his landmark national security trial in Hong Kong.

Lai has been accused of sedition and foreign collusion. He has been held in solitary confinement since December 2020.

Lai also tries to distance himself from ‘Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong’ lobbying group, but admits he had multiple meetings with key members.