A landmark national security trial is now underway in Hong Kong for pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, who ran Apple Daily, the now-defunct Chinese-language publications that supported Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests in 2019. Abigail Bimman explains what Lai is accused of; what his trial could say about Hong Kong’s judicial system; and the pressure on Canada to take action.
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