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Prominent Hong Kong democracy advocate and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai returned to court to relaunch his appeal for bail on Thursday ahead of his April trial on charges of colluding with foreign forces. Lai is one of several activists facing charges and possible jail terms under the sweeping National Security Law that was imposed on the semi-autonomous southern Chinese city last year following massive anti-government protests in 2019. Read more: Hong Kong denies bail to media tycoon Jimmy Lai in national security law case Critics at home and abroad say the legislation amounts to a crackdown on political dissent and...
