Lam Man-chung is the former executive editor-in-chief of Apple Daily and is currently imprisoned in Hong Kong.
Apple Daily case
CPJ reports that Lam was sentenced on February 9, 2026 to 10 years for conspiracy to collude with foreign forces after pleading guilty in 2022. CPJ says he was arrested on July 21, 2021 and has remained behind bars since then. CPJ also reports that he has lodged an appeal against his sentence.
Current status
Current verified state: imprisoned; sentence appeal pending. No future release date is inferred from sentence arithmetic.
Sources and archive
CPJ prisoner profile · Hong Kong political-prisoner hub · Jimmy Lai / Apple Daily media archive
Last status review: September 13, 2026.
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