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How is the media covering Jimmy Lai?

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

Left: 35%

Center: 39%

Right: 26%

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Jimmy Lai · Hong Kong

Immigration minister urged to grant jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai citizenship

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Mr. Lai is one of the longest-held prisoners under the Beijing-imposed national security law Read Article

Jimmy Lai · Melbourne

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

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.Kaja Kallas · 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

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."US Foreign Policy · China See the Story

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

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Immigration minister urged to grant jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai citizenship

The Cruel Disillusionment of Hong Kong Democracy

Hong Kong’s light fades as another pro-democracy party folds

Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 4 July 2025

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

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

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

"The Troublemaker" by Mark L. Clifford

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

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

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Hong Kong’s light fades as another pro-democracy party folds

Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 4 July 2025

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

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

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

"The Troublemaker" by Mark L. Clifford

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

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