Tag: rule of law

Hong Kong Court Announces “Best in Show” Award for Silencing Critics; Gold Medal Goes to Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Beijing Bureau of the International League of Authoritarian Achievements In what officials are calling a landmark milestone in the championship of quieting journalists, judges in Hong Kong awarded media magnate Jimmy Lai a 20-year sentence under the “Deluxe National Security Law of Silence and Serenity Edition.” According to authorities, the sentence serves as…