Fresh ruling extends H.K. media mogul's jail term to 20 months

Pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison by a Hong Kong court Friday for organizing an unauthorized assembly in 2019, bringing his total prison term to 20 months in combination with sentences over previous illegal assembly convictions.Lai, the founder of the outspoken Apple Daily newspaper, pleaded guilty earlier this month to the charge. He organized a march on Oct. 1, 2019, on Hong Kong Island at the height of the months-long anti-government protests.He has been in jail since December while facing charges under the sweeping national security law.Lai and nin…READ FULL ARTICLE