Apple Daily aimed to ‘explain’ Hong Kong protesters’ violent actions to preserve movement, Jimmy Lai trial hears

[HKFP] - 11/21/2024

Detained media mogul Jimmy Lai wanted to “explain” the thinking behind protesters’ storming of the legislature in 2019 through his newspaper Apple Daily to ensure the movement’s survival, the tycoon’s national security trial has heard. Lai, whose defence questioning expected to take 15 days, (…)



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[South China Morning Post] - 21/11/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 21/11/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 21/11/2024
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[RTHK] - 21/11/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 21/11/2024
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[RTHK] - 21/11/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 21/11/2024
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[HKFP] - 21/11/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 21/11/2024
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[RTHK] - 21/11/2024
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[RTHK] - 21/11/2024