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Sebastien Lai told The Independent of his devastation at his father’s ‘almost comically large’ jail term, but spoke of his pride that Jimmy Lai had fought so hard for press freedom

Son says Hong Kong media figure, 78, fears dying alone while legal team say Lai is now world’s highest profile political prisoner

Exclusive: Pro-democracy media tycoon’s son warns ‘this is not justice, it is political persecution... for speaking truth to power’ as his father waits to learn his fate

Sebastien Lai criticises ministers for not putting conditions on his father’s release during Beijing trip

Human rights groups and governments around the world have condemned the conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, who was found guilty on all three charges in his national security trial this week. RFI spoke to his son Sebastien Lai, who called on France and other democracies to…

Joint statement expresses concern from the likes of US, UK, Japan and Germany at ‘deteriorating rights, freedoms and autonomy in Hong Kong’

Yvette Cooper says the Foreign Office had summoned China’s top diplomatic representative to the UK to express unhappiness over the guilty verdict

Mr Lai is a pro-democracy activist who founded the now-defunct Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily.

UK, EU and Australia say guilty verdict against 78-year-old is further blow to democracy and press freedom in territory