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Son of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai calls on Canada, U.K. to demand father’s release

As It Happens6:45Son of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai calls on Canada, U.K. to demand his father’s release Sebastien Lai, son of the jailed Hong Kong media tycoon …

Hong Kong clerk who insulted Chinese President Xi Jinping, called for downfall of Communist Party in online comments jailed for 4 months

by Ron Morgan

A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced a 46-year-old clerk to four months in prison for insulting Chinese President Xi Jinping and calling for the downfall of the Communist Party …

Hong Kong student at Japanese university jailed for sedition after she created 13 social media posts calling for city’s independence

by Ron Morgan

A Hong Kong student at a Japanese university has been jailed for two months after she admitted publication of 13 pro-independence social media posts in breach of a colonial-era sedition …