From Press to Protest to Prison: Jimmy Lai and the End of Hong Kong Freedom

From Press to Protest to Prison: Jimmy Lai and the End of Hong Kong Freedom

Son of Catholic Chinese dissident Jimmy Lai says freeing his father is ‘humanitarian issue’

Days ahead of President Donald Trump’s Oct. 30 meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the son of imprisoned Catholic Chinese dissident Jimmy Lai spoke in Italy about hope that international efforts will obtain freedom for his father, who is in solitary confinement awaiting what will likely be a life sentence from a Hong Kong court.

Jimmy Lai's son urges democracies to press for father's release

Taipei, Oct. 28 (CNA) Former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai (黎智英), who has been in maximum security detention for nearly five years, is in "poor health," his son Sebastien Lai (黎崇恩) said as he urged the international community to act to save his father's life.