Jimmy Lai jailed twenty years

Scholar power: 15.9%

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Melissa Chan

@melissakchan.bsky.social

A tale of two billionaires. Jeff Bezos was at fashion week in Europe while he pulled a let-them-eat-cake firing of 30% of Washington Post journalists. Jimmy Lai stood by his newsroom and he will now likely die in a Hong Kong prison. Tell everyone you know about Jimmy Lai.

February 10, 2026 at 9:29 AM

Reposted by Iikka Korhonen

1%

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Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Iikka Korhonen	3%	25	1.5%

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The Washington Post

@washingtonpost.com

Hong Kong newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, a leading figure in the city’s pro-democracy movement and an ardent critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of sedition and collusion with foreign forces. https://wapo.st/4bLfPGy

February 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM

by Alan Sked

21%

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Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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3%

Scholar power: 3.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Simon Schama	7%	19	3.1%

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by Michael McFaul

54%

Scholar power: 54.0%

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Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	54.0%

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by Michael McFaul

54%

Scholar power: 54.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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The Guardian

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon gets 20 years in jail – The Latest

The media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences. His family has described the sentence as ‘heartbreakingly cruel’, given the 78-year-old’s declining health. Lai was convicted in December on charges of sedition and conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, after pleading not guilty to all charges. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins - watch on YouTube Continue reading. . .

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Die Zeit

Verdict against Jimmy Lai: China's true face that cannot be ignored

In Hong Kong, newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison. A decision that lays bare the brutality of the Beijing regime.

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The Guardian

Jimmy Lai: will Hong Kong media tycoon die in jail? | The Latest

The media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences. His family has described the sentence as ‘heartbreakingly cruel’, given the 78-year-old’s declining health. Lai was convicted in December on charges of sedition and conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, after pleading not guilty to all charges. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins. Continue reading. . .

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Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto

3%

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Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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Human Rights Watch

@hrw.org

A Hong Kong court gave media publisher and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai 20 years in prison. Six former executives and editors of Apple Daily also received sentences.

Governments should denounce the convictions of Lai and his former staff and press for their immediate release.

February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM

Reposted by Michael McFaul

18%

Scholar power: 18.0%

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Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	18.0%

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Reposted by Michael McFaul

18%

Scholar power: 18.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	18.0%

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Reposted by Terence C. Halliday

14%

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Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Terence C. Halliday	24%	34	14.0%

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0.084

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Reposted by Fabián Muniesa

3%

Scholar power: 3.5%

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Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Fabián Muniesa	6%	34	3.5%

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Le Monde in English

@english.lemonde.fr

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul, sentenced to 20 years in prison

At age 78, the vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party was sentenced to jail on Monday under the national security law. The businessman headed the media group Next Digital and was a influential figure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp.

www.lemonde.fr

February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Reposted by Niall Ferguson

5%

Scholar power: 5.7%

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Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Niall Ferguson	10%	33	5.7%

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by Gregory B. Lee

12%

Scholar power: 12.3%

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Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Gregory B. Lee	13%	10	12.3%

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利大英

@gblee.bsky.social

Too little, too late.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

UK expands Hong Kong visa scheme in wake of Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence

Exclusive: Home Office ruling means thousands more Hongkongers will be eligible to come to the UK over next five years

www.theguardian.com

February 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM

Reposted by Michael McFaul

18%

Scholar power: 18.0%

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Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	18.0%

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36.9 h

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by Michael McFaul

54%

Scholar power: 54.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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56.0%

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Reposted by Klaus Adam

3%

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by Michael McFaul

54%

Scholar power: 54.0%

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Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	54.0%

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Scholar power: 15.9%

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Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon gets 20 years in jail – The Latest

Verdict against Jimmy Lai: China's true face that cannot be ignored

Jimmy Lai: will Hong Kong media tycoon die in jail? | The Latest

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