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EPISODE · Feb 16, 2026 · 9 MIN

China’s new wave of crackdowns on pro-democracy activists

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The recent sentencing of activist Jimmy Lai and the conviction of the father of activist Anna Kwok in the same week marks a new phase in China’s crackdown on activists. How far is Beijing prepared to go to silence dissent?Writer: Jess SwinburneProducer: Jess SwinburnePhotography: Sofia FentonExecutive Producer: Matt Russell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The recent sentencing of activist Jimmy Lai and the conviction of the father of activist Anna Kwok in the same week marks a new phase in China’s crackdown on activists. How far is Beijing prepared to go to silence dissent?Writer: Jess SwinburneProducer: Jess SwinburnePhotography: Sofia FentonExecutive Producer: Matt Russell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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