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How is the media covering Jimmy Lai?

Jimmy Lai often is covered by Right and Center Media sources.

24%

Center: 35%

Right: 41%

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US Foreign Policy · China

The Top US Diplomat in Hong Kong Criticizes China and the City for Curtailing Freedoms

69% Left coverage: 13 sources

Hong Kong's top American diplomat said on Thursday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the cases of jailed prominent activist Jimmy Lai and what he called “transnational regression."See the Story

Kaja Kallas · Hong Kong

U.S. Diplomat Criticizes Hong Kong's National Security Law: A Threat to Democratic Voices

44% Right coverage: 9 sources

Gregory May, the U.S. consul general in Hong Kong, criticizes the use of the National Security Law to jail pro-democracy campaigners like Jimmy Lai. He highlights concerns over transnational repression and the broader U.S.-China relationship, amid President Trump's call to release Lai.See the Story

Jimmy Lai · China

Diplomatic Tensions: US Concerns Over Hong Kong's Erosion of Freedoms

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

Hong Kong's top American diplomat, Gregory May, criticized the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments for eroding freedoms, citing the case of activist Jimmy Lai. May, soon to serve at the US Embassy in Beijing, expressed disappointment over transnational repression attempts and condemned recent actions against US Independence Day celebrations.See the Story

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The Top US Diplomat in Hong Kong Criticizes China and the City for Curtailing Freedoms

Hong Kong Says that the Average Pro-Democracy Entrepreneur Is in Solitary for More than Four Years "at His Own Request"

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

The Government of Hong Kong has ensured that Jimmy Lai Chei-ying, founder of the Apple Daily Pro-Democratic Journal, has asked to remain in a solitary regime since it was stopped four and a half years ago.Jimmy Lai · Hong Kong See the Story

"The Troublemaker" by Mark L. Clifford

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Jimmy Lai escaped mainland China when he was twelve years old, at the height of a famine that killed tens of millions. In Hong Kong, he often slept overnight on a table in a clothing factory where he did odd jobs. At 21, he was running a factory and by his mid-twenties, he was supplying sweaters and shirts to some of the biggest brands in the United States. But then came Tiananmen Square democracy protest and the massacre of 1989, where his reac…Jimmy Lai · China Read Article

UK PM yet to meet jailed Jimmy Lai’s son as Hong Kong publisher’s health worsens - Committee to Protect Journalists

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

New York, June 24, 2025—On the fourth anniversary of the closure of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, the Committee to Protect Journalists joined 32 other press freedom and human rights organizations in calling on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to urgently meet with Sebastien Lai, son of jailed publisher and British citizen Jimmy Lai. Sebastien Lai has sought a meeting with Starmer for more than two years to advocate for the …Jimmy Lai · Hong Kong Read Article

Human Rights Groups Continue to Fight for Jimmy Lai's Release and Honorary Citizenship

Toronto Alliance of Supporters of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (TDCM) once again called on the Canadian government to fight for the immediate and unconditional release of Jimmy Lai and to grant him honorary Canadian citizenship on June 18, 2025. TDCM is disappointed that Prime Minister Carney failed to use the opportunity of the just-concluded G7 summit to push the international community to take action on Jimmy Lai's case. Jimmy Lai,…Jimmy Lai · Ecuador See the Story

Ottawa Suspends Jimmy Lai's Honorary Citizenship, Attracting Attention | Jimmy Lai Honorary Citizenship, Canada

A human rights group said it was "disappointed" the federal government told a Liberal MP this week not to advance a motion to grant honorary Canadian citizenship to Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, who has spent more than four years in solitary confinement for his criticism of the Chinese regime.Jimmy Lai · Ottawa Read Article

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai's Son Demands His Release

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The Chinese and Hong Kong authorities must stop sashing with false accusations against the press magnate Jimmy Lai and release him without further delay, his son pleads.Jimmy Lai · Hong Kong Read Article

Carney under pressure from human-rights, prodemocracy groups to highlight Jimmy Lai’s case at G7

Coverage: 2 sources

Prime Minister is being pressed to help secure the jailed Hong Kong publisher’s freedomJimmy Lai · Hong Kong See the Story

Government Told Liberal MP to Shelve Motion on Honorary Citizenship for Jimmy Lai

Coverage: 2 sources

Judy Sgro says she had already gained support from MPs of all parties for a unanimous-consent motion that would raise his plightJimmy Lai · Toronto See the Story

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The Top US Diplomat in Hong Kong Criticizes China and the City for Curtailing Freedoms

U.S. Diplomat Criticizes Hong Kong's National Security Law: A Threat to Democratic Voices

Diplomatic Tensions: US Concerns Over Hong Kong's Erosion of Freedoms

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The Top US Diplomat in Hong Kong Criticizes China and the City for Curtailing Freedoms

Hong Kong Says that the Average Pro-Democracy Entrepreneur Is in Solitary for More than Four Years "at His Own Request"

"The Troublemaker" by Mark L. Clifford

UK PM yet to meet jailed Jimmy Lai’s son as Hong Kong publisher’s health worsens - Committee to Protect Journalists

Human Rights Groups Continue to Fight for Jimmy Lai's Release and Honorary Citizenship

Ottawa Suspends Jimmy Lai's Honorary Citizenship, Attracting Attention | Jimmy Lai Honorary Citizenship, Canada

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai's Son Demands His Release

Carney under pressure from human-rights, prodemocracy groups to highlight Jimmy Lai’s case at G7

Government Told Liberal MP to Shelve Motion on Honorary Citizenship for Jimmy Lai

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