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Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong's Freedoms Under Scrutiny

Elaine Pearson, Asia Director, Human Rights Watch

04-Jan-24 07:30

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong's Freedoms Under Scrutiny

Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, has pleaded not guilty to all charges in a national security trial. He has been incarcerated since December 2020 for alleged fraud and involvement in a vigil to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Elaine Pearson, Asia Director of Human Rights Watch shares with us concerns about how the fundamental rights of Hong Kongers are slowly but surely eroding.

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Categories:  internationalLaw/Activismcontroversies

Tags:  jimmy lai trialfreedom of press and mediahong kongfreedom of speechhuman rights watch





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