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Italy backs calls for release of imprisoned media mogul Jimmy Lai

Italian envoy says Lai has been in prison since 2020 for ‘peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression’

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai’s son sends message to Trump before key summit: Please convince Xi Jinping to free my father

Exclusive: Son of British media tycoon welcomes US president’s promise to raise issue during Thursday’s landmark meeting

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai’s son gives Hong Kong dire warning: ‘Release my father or see him become a martyr’

Sebastien Lai says international community must send China message that its repressive actions have ‘very real consequences’

The Independent UK

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Report points to alarming rates of sexual and physical violence in Hong Kong prisons

Report finds juvenile detainees subjected to rampant sexual violence while in prison

The Independent UK

Killing Hong Kong's Lai Would Strengthen Democracy Message, Son Says

Locked up for more than four years and ailing, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai would only become a greater symbol if he died in prison, his son said.

International Business Times

Judges question Jimmy Lai’s freedom of expression defence as trial nears end

British media tycoon’s marathon sedition trial in Hong Kong is drawing to a close

The Independent UK

Closing arguments in Jimmy Lai’s national security trial begin amid health concerns

Prosecutor discusses security law concerning collusion charges as trial resumes

The Independent UK

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Final arguments in Jimmy Lai's national security trial in Hong Kong delayed over health concerns

The final arguments in prominent Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai’s national security trial have been postponed after his lawyer said he experienced heart palpitations and the judges wanted him to receive medical treatment first

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai’s landmark trial delayed by Hong Kong rain warning

Closing arguments were scheduled to be heard from Thursday

The Independent UK

Concerns for Briton Jimmy Lai’s deteriorating health as landmark trial set to resume in Hong Kong

City court to hear closing arguments in media tycoon’s national security trial from 14 August

The Independent UK

US lawmakers propose to have Washington street named after Jimmy Lai

Bipartisan bill seeks to rename street next to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office as Jimmy Lai Way

The Independent UK

'Desperate' Son Of Hong Kong's Jailed Jimmy Lai Asks To Meet UK PM

The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he was "desperate" as his father's defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial.

International Business Times

Donald Trump gives me hope my father will be released, Jimmy Lai’s son says

Mr Trump claimed last year he would ‘100 per cent’ get the 77-year-old pro-democracy activist out of prison

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer urged to push for Jimmy Lai’s release as marathon cross-examination finally ends

Media tycoon’s son says Lai’s health has been failing in prison

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The Guardian - UK

David Lammy to appoint envoy to support Britons detained abroad

After Guardian reporting, foreign secretary looks at cases of thousands who need consular help each year

International Business Times

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai's Court Case A 'Show Trial': Son

The son of the Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai said Tuesday that his father's trial in the Chinese territory was a "sham" but that he was "proud" of how he was handling himself in court.

The Guardian - UK

From Egypt to India, five jailed men who feel abandoned by Britain

A media mogul, a computer programmer, a developer, a trade unionist, and a Sikh activist – the prisoners arbitrarily detained abroad

The Independent UK

‘My father stayed to defend his people’: Jimmy Lai’s son condemns ‘show trial’ in Hong Kong

INTERVIEW: Exclusive: Sebastien Lai tells Namita Singh about pro-democracy icon’s deteriorating health in dire prison conditions

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The Independent UK

Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is expected to testify in his national security trial soon

The landmark national security trial of prominent Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai resumes Wednesday, with the founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily expected to testify in his defense soon

Evening Standard

MPs call for Hong Kong dissident Jimmy Lai’s immediate release from prison

Mr Lai’s health is ‘deteriorating’ in prison, politicians and campaigners have warned, as they called for his release.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer raises 'deterioration' of jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai with Xi Jinping

The PM met the Chinese president at the G20 summit in Brazil where he also stressed he wants ‘respectful’ relations between the UK and Beijing

International Business Times

UK Govt Urged To Raise Pro-democracy Tycoon's Case With China

The UK government was on Friday urged to raise the case of jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai with China, after reports that foreign minister David Lammy is heading to Beijing.

The Independent UK

David Lammy urged to save imprisoned activist Jimmy Lai as son says father unwell

Jimmy Lai, 75, has suffered ‘significant weight loss’ as he approaches a fourth year in solitary confinement

The Independent UK

Shame of British judge keeping free speech hero Jimmy Lai in jail

David Neuberger condemned as ‘delusional’ for upholding a conviction against persecuted pro-democracy campaigner

The Independent UK

Labour must help release Briton Jimmy Lai jailed in China amid fears he could die in prison, son says

Jimmy Lai, 76, faces a life sentence under charges described as politically motivated after being locked up for years

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