CPJ Joins 71 Groups in Call to Secure Jimmy Lai’s Release on Medical Grounds - Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ joins 71 groups in call to secure Jimmy Lai’s release on medical grounds - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 71 other press freedom and human rights organizations in an August 21 joint letter calling on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to secure UK citizen and publisher Jimmy Lai’s release on medical grounds. Lai, the 77-year-old founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, has suffered deteriorating health, including heart palpitations and feelings of “collapse,” while behind bars for nearly five y…

PEN and 72 NGOs urge UK to secure Jimmy Lai’s release

A coalition of 72 press freedom and human rights organisations has written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, urging him to intervene to secure the release of imprisoned British publisher and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai. The letter, coordinated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and signed by groups including PEN International, ARTICLE 19 and Index on Censorship, expresses “profound concern” over the 77-year-old’s deteriorating health af…

Joint Letter to UK Prime Minister Calling for the Urgent Release of Jimmy Lai | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, together with 72 other human rights organizations, calls on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to secure the release of publisher Jimmy Lai. A 77-year-old British citizen, Lai’s health has dangerously deteriorated after more than 1,680 days in detention in Hong Kong.