Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's voice of freedom, will die in prison

from Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai will die in prison, after being sentenced to 20 years. Lai is one of the island's most prominent pro-democracy advocates, and his newspaper Apple Daily was founded to be a voice for press freedom on the island that is increasingly under China's thumb.Guest: Antony Dapiran, a writer, lawyer, and photographer who was based in Hong Kong from 1999 to 2025. His latest book is City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong.Producer: Alex Tighe

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