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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

‘It’s a travesty’: Calls to free frail Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai from jail before it’s too late

The Chinese government has been urged to end the “barbaric” detention of ailing pro-democracy media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai before it is too late as he prepares to learn his fate.

The frail 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper could face life in prison when he is sentenced on national security charges in Hong Kong on Monday in a case that has drawn condemnation from across the world.

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