CPJ Urges US Congress, Trump to Press for Jimmy Lai’s Release Ahead of Xi Visit
CPJ says U.S. officials should use all available diplomatic means to free Jimmy Lai, who was sentenced to 20 years and has declining health.
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Jimmy Lai’s Son Pleads for Ailing Father’s Release Ahead of Xi’s U.S. Visit
WASHINGTON—The son of imprisoned Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai has appealed for his father’s release on humanitarian grounds ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s expected meeting with President Donald Trump. Lai founded the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. He was detained in 2020 under the Beijing-imposed national security law and sentenced to 20 years in prison in February. Sebastien Lai described the “painful realization” of i…
Bipartisan members of the U.S. Congress have called on President Donald Trump to reiterate his demand for Jimmy Lai's release to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the upcoming U.S.-China summit. Meanwhile, bipartisan members of both houses of Congress have introduced a new bill requiring the U.S. government to investigate deaths of Hong Kong political prisoners in custody due to medical negligence, abuse, or poor detention conditions, and to impos…
CPJ urges US Congress, Trump to press for Jimmy Lai’s release ahead of Xi visit
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to “resolutely demand” for the release of jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. U.S. authorities must use “all available diplomatic means and opportunities” to secure Lai’s freedom,...
The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday (17th) strongly condemning the Hong Kong government's arrest of Hunter Bookstore owner Wong Man-suen in June this year, as well as the imprisonment of former Hong Kong Alliance chairman Lee Cheuk-yan, vice-chairmen Zou Hang-tung and Albert Ho, and Next Media founder Jimmy Lai. The resolution again called on the EU to sanction the Hong Kong government and officials who undermine Hong Kong's …
Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai's son called on Wednesday for his father's release during a congressional hearing in Washington, a week before Chinese President Xi Jinping's planned visit to the US.
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