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Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai’s Case Drags On
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Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai’s Case Drags On

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Aug 25, 2025
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Closing submissions in a marathon national security trial against Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai are expected to continue this week in a proceeding that makes it unlikely he will ever see the street again.

The trial, originally expected to last 80 days, has been droning on for almost twice that, the latest in a series of nonstop legal travai…

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