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As I write, the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, is flying to China. So I am only guessing when I say that I expect he will ‘raise’ the case of Jimmy Lai…

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Prague — Former Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen is among the world leaders calling for the release of pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai from jail in Hong Kong, where he is standing trial on national security charges that are widely viewed as politically motivated. 
“They should release him,” Tsai told VOA about Jimmy Lai. She made the statement shortly after she delivered a speech at the Forum 2000 democracy conference in the Czech capital Prag…

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Taiwan's former President Tsai calls for release of publisher Jimmy Lai

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.UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on October 3, 2024. Photo: Isaac Atkin-Mayne/FCDO. Lai, 76, is the founder of the now-shuttered popular Chinese-language tabloid Apple Daily, which supported mass pro-democracy protests in the economic hub.Detained in 2020, he is a…

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UK gov’t urged to raise case of detained Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai with China ahead of Lammy’s reported Beijing visit

london — The U.K. government was urged Friday to raise the case of jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai with China, after reports that David Lammy, the foreign minister, is heading to Beijing. 
Lai, 76, is the founder of the now-shuttered popular Chinese-language tabloid Apple Daily, which supported mass pro-democracy protests in the economic hub. 
Detained in 2020, he is awaiting trial on charges including colluding with foreign forces a…

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UK government is urged to raise pro-democracy tycoon's case with China

Jimmy Lai, the long-imprisoned founder of Next Media, has visited the UK to meet with officials, hoping that the British foreign secretary, who is about to visit China, will raise the case. Lai also said that his father's inability to receive Holy Communion in prison was a "petty" act of mental torture.

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Jimmy Lai's son urges British foreign secretary to raise case during visit to China, says his father's inability to receive Holy Communion in prison is "mental torture"

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

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

Lai accuses state-owned newspaper Ta Kung Pao of maliciously undermining his reputation by suggesting he will jump bail in court cases.

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Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai asks for jury trial in libel case against pro-Beijing paper

Four years ago, Jimmy Lai, the former founder of Next Media, filed a lawsuit in the High Court, accusing Ta Kung Pao and its then-editor-in-chief Jia Xiping of defamation and maliciously damaging his reputation. He fabricated a story that Jimmy Lai intended to abandon bail and flee Hong Kong to "live in seclusion" and asked the court to issue an order prohibiting Ta Kung Pao from publishing any defamatory words, publicly apologize and pay compen…

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Jimmy Lai sues Ta Kung Pao for defamation; application for jury trial opposed by defendant

A Hong Kong court rejected jailed publisher Jimmy Lai ’s request to have a jury trial for his libel case against a pro-Beijing newspaper Thursday, the latest setback for the activist who suffered multiple blows in other legal battles.

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Hong Kong court rejects activist Jimmy Lai’s bid to have a jury trial for libel case

Securing the release of pro-democracy activist and British citizen Jimmy Lai from a Hong Kong prison is a "priority" for the government, Sir Keir Starmer has said.



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Jimmy Lai release is a priority for the UK, says PM

Mr Lai's son Sebastien tells Sky News he hopes Foreign Secretary David Lammy made clear in his visit to China that "it is impossible to normalise the relationship if they still have a British national that's imprisoned for standing up for freedoms".

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'It's about saving his life': Son of jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai calls for 'urgent' UK intervention after China talks

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