BBC reports from outside court after Jimmy Lai sentencing

Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Hong Kong High Court, after he was found guilty of national security offences last December.

BBC Chinese correspondent Martin Yip reports from outside the court.

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BBC reports from outside court after Jimmy Lai sentencing

BBC reports from outside court after Jimmy Lai sentencing

At the scene of deadly Pakistan mosque explosion

Watch: CCTV captures moment mayor hit in rocket launcher attack in the Philippines

'Grim scene': BBC on site after crane collapses on train in Thailand

BBC visits Myanmar polling station as civil war rages on

Watch: Meteor lights up sky over Japan's Mount Fuji

Watch: Furious fans invade pitch at Messi event in India

Watch: BBC reports from scene of deadly Goa nightclub fire

Scores killed as floods sweep several Asian nations

Watch: Moment researcher finds rare flower after 13-year search

'Felt embarrassed to be called good looking': Bollywood legend Dharmendra

Watch: Indonesia's Semeru volcano spews giant ash clouds as it erupts

Japan's largest urban fire in decades rips through 170 buildings

BBC in Dhaka: 'The trial may be over... anger very much remains'

Moment Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina's sentence is announced

Watch: Bear runs onto airport tarmac, halting flights

Watch: Mud volcano erupts in southern Taiwan

Pakistan: Suicide attack outside Islamabad court kills 12

Verified videos show aftermath of explosion in Delhi

Philippines typhoon aftermath: 'Water levels are rising fast'

Waves smash Philippines coastline as typhoon hits

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