00:00The biggest media trial in Hong Kong's history has just reached its dramatic conclusion.
00:05Jimmy Lai, the 78-year-old media mogul, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
00:11Many are calling this a life sentence for the pro-democracy icon.
00:16As the founder of the now-closed Apple Daily,
00:18he was found guilty of conspiring with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials.
00:24After a grueling five-year legal battle,
00:26the court declared him the mastermind behind the 2019 protests.
00:32Six of his former colleagues also received harsh sentences, some up to 10 years.
00:37While Hong Kong's leader says the sentence brings great satisfaction,
00:41the international community is firing back.
00:44Leaders from the UN to Keir Starmer are condemning the verdict.
00:48Is this the final nail in the coffin for press freedom in Hong Kong?
00:51With a 78-year-old facing to decades behind bars,
00:55the city's future is uncertain.
00:57Is this justice or the end of an era?
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