Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for national security offences. The 78-year-old was convicted in December on charges of sedition and conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, having pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Lai's family described the sentence as 'heartbreakingly cruel', citing his declining health. The case has drawn international attention, with critics viewing it as a crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong.
The Guardian's senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins, discussed the case with Lucy Hough in a video report. The sentence marks one of the longest handed down under Hong Kong's national security law, which was imposed by Beijing in 2020.
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