Hong Kong Court Rejects Publisher Jimmy Lai’s Bid to Terminate His National Security Trial

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HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court on Monday rejected a jailed publisher’s request to terminate his national security trial, pressing ahead with a landmark case seen as part of Beijing’s crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement. Jimmy Lai, the 75-year-old founder of the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, faces up to life in prison if convicted under […]

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