HONG KONG—A Hong Kong appeal court on Monday blocked jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bid to challenge in the city’s highest court a warrant obtained by national security police to scrutinize the contents of his mobile phones. Lai, 75, is the founder of the now shut pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and is due to face…
Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Loses Appeal Against Phone Search
June 20, 2023
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EU Parliament Overwhelmingly Passes Resolution Urging Hong Kong Govt to Release Jimmy Lai Immediately
On June 15, the European Parliament passed a resolution on Hong Kong with 483 votes in favor, 9 against, and 42 abstentions, calling on the Hong Kong government to immediately and unconditionally release Jimmy Lai, founder of the News media Apple Daily and other pro-democracy activists who have been convicted or detained under the National…
Congressional Commission Nominates Chinese Democratic Activists for Nobel Peace Prize
June 3, 2023
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On the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a U.S. congressional panel nominated Chinese democratic activists for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. Thirty-four years ago, on June 3, 1989, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders ordered the military to remove the student-led demonstrators who had occupied Tiananmen Square for nearly two months demanding democracy in China….
HK Immigration to Refuse Overseas Lawyer’s Working Visa in Relation to Jimmy Lai‘s NSL Trial
Hong Kong’s High Court issued a ruling on May 19, dismissing the application for judicial review by the legal team of Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily Newspaper and the Next Digital media group, in an effort to overturn the Committee for Safeguarding National Security’s “recommendation” to the Immigration Department, to deny British lawyer Tim Owen any…
Over 110 International Media Executives and Publishers Call for Immediate Release of Apple Daily Founder Jimmy Lai
International nonprofit organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has initiated a joint petition demanding the Hong Kong government immediately release pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying. The signature campaign to #FreeJimmyLai received support from 116 internationally renowned publishers and editors-in-chief in 42 countries, including Maria Ressa, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Philippines online…
Sanctioned Lawmakers Condemn UK’s 1st Ministerial Visit to Hong Kong Since 2018
May 9, 2023
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The British government has come under renewed criticism from lawmakers as a government minister is visiting Hong Kong this week for the first time since 2018. A number of parliamentarians who have been sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) condemned the government for sending the minister for trade talks, with former Conservative Party leader Sir…
UK Parliamentarians Urge UK Government to Take Action on Media Oppression in Hong Kong
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hong Kong in London released a report on April 23 detailing the catastrophic impact of the National Security Law (NSL) on media freedom and expression in Hong Kong. The report follows a lengthy inquiry that examined the case of pro-democracy activist and British citizen Jimmy Lai, who the NSL…
China Threatens to Prosecute Jailed Jimmy Lai’s UK Lawyers
April 24, 2023
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PERUGIA, Italy—China has threatened the British-based lawyers of jailed journalist Jimmy Lai with prosecution, a leading human rights barrister has revealed. Caoilfhionn Gallagher, KC said the move by Hong Kong authorities was part of a “deeply disturbing trend” of targeting the support networks of those persecuted by the Beijing regime. The Irish-born lawyer—who works at…
PREMIERING NOW: Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism
March 30, 2023
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“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…
Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism
March 30, 2023
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“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…
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