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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

MPs pledge support as Jimmy Lai spends 78th birthday in prison ‘for believing in freedom of speech’

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai turned 78 on Monday in a Hong Kong prison, amid growing concerns that the diabetic Briton's health was deteriorating.

British MPs have renewed calls for the release of the Catholic businessman, who has been languishing in prison for five years.

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