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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3749
  • 09 Feb 2026
  • 34 min

Hong Kong sentences pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison

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  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3749
  • 34 min

We get the mood in Hong Kong as a court hands down the largest sentence to date under its national security law.

Host
  • Chris Cermak
Contributors
  • Angelica Jopson
  • Mariella Bevan

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