Democracy protests: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for 12 months April 15, 2021 at 10:55PM

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was jailed for 12 months on Friday over one of the city's biggest ever protests in 2019. It is the first time the 73-year-old -- who is currently in custody after his arrest under Beijing's sweeping national security law -- has received a sentence for his activism.