Hong Kong: Prisoner of conscience Jimmy Lai must be released as national security trial resumes

By Amnesty International

Ahead of this week’s resumption of the national security trial of Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and founder of the defunct Apple Daily newspaper, Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The years-long pre-trial incarceration of a 76-year-old man simply because his newspaper dared to criticize the government and report public discussions lays […] The post Hong Kong: Prisoner of conscience Jimmy Lai must be released as national security trial resumes appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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