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Democracy. Faith. Freedom. Join the campaign to #FreeJimmyLai, led by his son Sebastien and daughter Claire.

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#JimmyLai is the highest-profile political prisoner in the world. He suffers in a Hong Kong prison for standing up for his beliefs.

President Trump has been called the "Liberator-in-Chief." Another historic act could cement that legacy.

If anyone can get Jimmy Lai out...@POTUS can. #FreeJimmyLai

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In his prison cell, Jimmy Lai sketches the Crucifixion in colored pencil. Nearly six years in solitary confinement, his faith has not broken.

George Weigel on the strength of Jimmy Lai and the weakness of the regime that jailed him.

Read here: https://t.co/91TWLiHgei

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[Catholic Review @CatholicReview]

At his May summit in Beijing, President #Trump made an effort to convince Chinese leader Xi Jinping to release #JimmyLai from his imprisonment in Hong Kong. Jimmy, whom I am honored to call a friend, is a 78-year-old diabetic who has been in solitary confinement some seven hundred days longer than the United States was engaged in World War II and is now serving a twenty-year sentence for threatening Chinese national security. That conviction has no more legal or moral validity than that of the Lord by Pontius Pilate. And I find it deeply moving that, in the prison cell where Jimmy does colored pencil sketches of religious scenes, many of them depict the Crucifixion; one of those sketches is among my most prized possessions. By conforming himself in prayer to the crucified Lord, Jimmy Lai is living his unjust punishment as an occasion of grace. https://t.co/iNZZOxVK2P #commentary #Blog #FaithBlog

[National Catholic Register @NCRegister]

The Strength of Jimmy Lai and the Weakness of Emperor Xi

What can Catholics do for Jimmy Lai at the moment?⬇️

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The man in these photos is a father, an entrepreneur, and a defender of a free press. His name is #JimmyLai.

For nearly six years, he has been held in solitary confinement for defending democracy. At 78 years old with deteriorating health, he doesn't have much time left.

He deserves to come home.

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History remembers the people who refused to stay silent. Jimmy is one of them.

He denounced Chinese communism, defended the rule of law, and gave Hong Kong a free press, knowing exactly what it would cost him.

"I believe that if I do the right thing, the strength will come." — Jimmy Lai

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Every June 4 as a boy, Sebastien Lai held a candle beside his father in Hong Kong's Victoria Park, remembering Tiananmen. Those vigils are banned now, and his father, Jimmy, sits in solitary confinement at 78.

"Will you bend to tyranny or stand unbowed?"

Read here: https://t.co/ZFpwhVrOWO

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[McCain Institute @McCainInstitute]

Today marks 37 years since the Tiananmen Square Massacre. In 2020, Jimmy Lai was arrested for attending a vigil for victims of the massacre. Jimmy Lai is currently in prison for advocating for freedom in Hong Kong. @SupportJimmyLai #FreeJimmyLai https://t.co/qFtfAPpW0R

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Today marks 37 years since the Tiananmen Square massacre. Its ripple effects continue.

It was a lightning rod for Jimmy Lai: the moment when his career shifted from fashion to journalism and defending democracy.

In 1989, Jimmy Lai helped fund a rescue network that carried many protesters and dissidents to safety. One of them was Arthur Liu, a student leader on Beijing's "most wanted" list. Liu fled to Hong Kong and eventually made it to America, where he built a new life. This year, his daughter Alysa won Olympic gold for Team USA.

Jimmy Lai gave others their freedom. Today, he has spent nearly 6 years in prison for defending Hong Kong's freedom.

Read Arthur Liu's full article: https://t.co/ZDfVReiauj

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Today is the anniversary of Tiananmen Square.

Jimmy Lai once lit a candle and said a prayer to mark it. He was sentenced to over a year in prison for that alone.

Now 78 and in ailing health, Lai has been held in prolonged solitary confinement since 2020.

In February, he was sentenced to 20 years under Hong Kong's National Security Law—an effective death sentence.

All for publishing a newspaper that criticized the Chinese Communist Party. And refusing to stop.

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[#FreeJimmyLai @SupportJimmyLai]

"One of the sentences he got was for for lighting a candle and saying a prayer at a Tiananmen Square vigil, to commemorate the people who died there in 1989. More than a year for that."

—Sebastien Lai on the persecution of his father #JimmyLai @EWTNNewsNightly #FreeJimmyLai

[Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 @benedictrogers]

My new op-ed out on the anniversary of #China's #Tiananmen massacre

We must remember #JimmyLai "who is now serving a 20-year sentence but has already served time in jail for the crime of lighting a candle to commemorate Tiananmen." #FreeJimmyLai

"We must also remember the courageous Hong Kong barrister Chow Hang-tung, who has spent the past five years in jail and is currently on trial for commemorating the Tiananmen massacre, along with the remarkable trade unionist Lee Cheuk-yan. Today, even lighting a candle in Hong Kong on June 4 is unlawful."

"...when you take the evidence of the China Tribunal, together with the subsequent Uyghur Tribunal, as well as numerous reports on the human rights crisis in Tibet, the persecution of Christians, the repression of dissidents over the past three decades or more, and the dismantling of Hong Kong’s promised freedoms, you find a CCP state that lives up to the values it exhibited in Tiananmen Square in June 4, 1989: barbarity, inhumanity, criminality, murder, torture, and — in some specific instances — crimes against humanity and genocide. That criminal regime is still in power in Beijing today. And it should be held to account."

Read in full here: https://t.co/VAr9UWvVUH

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.@marcorubio recently explained the urgency of Jimmy Lai's case, given his health and age:

"We would like to see him released. The President's made that point publicly and in other meetings. We hope the Chinese system will be responsive to that, and we'd be open to any arrangement that would work for them, as long as he's given his freedom. It's really at this point a humanitarian situation because of his age and health."

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Thank you, @YvetteCooperMP, for committing to raising Jimmy Lai's case in Beijing. It's more urgent than ever. #FreeJimmyLai

"I have raised this and will continue to raise Jimmy Lai because this is a very important case to us. Our case remains we want to see his release as soon as possible, he’s a very elderly man."

[The Independent @Independent]

Yvette Cooper vows to continue raising Jimmy Lai case with Chinese government https://t.co/QxtopeXB4J

[Freedom House @freedomhouse]

“The more information you have, the more you are in the know, the more you are free.”

Accepting Freedom House’s 2026 Freedom Award on behalf of her father, Jimmy Lai, Claire Lai reflected on the principles that inspired the founding of Apple Daily and continue to guide his fight for freedom from a prison cell in Hong Kong. Freedom House remains steadfast in calling for his immediate release. #FreeJimmyLai #FreeThemAll @SupportJimmyLai
Watch her full remarks: https://t.co/mjXddnNxJv

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On @NEWSMAX, Claire Lai explained why her father founded Apple Daily, and why he never backed down as the pressure mounted.

"The more pressure they got, whether it's from friends turning away or from ads falling or even from firebombs outside the house, the more he knew he would take it in stride because he knew he was doing the right thing." — Claire Lai

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[Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi]

It was an honor to present @FreedomHouse's Freedom Award to Claire Lai, who accepted on behalf of her father, Jimmy Lai.

In recognizing Jimmy, we send a message to Beijing: we remember, we are watching, and we won't stop until Jimmy Lai and all political prisoners are free.

[Freedom House @freedomhouse]

“Jimmy Lai has been undaunted and he’s become an example for all of us. He’s become a symbol for the world.”

At Freedom House’s Annual Awards and 85th anniversary celebration, former National Security Advisor to President Trump @robertcobrien highlighted the bipartisan work to bring Jimmy Lai home and his courageous example in the face of repression in Hong Kong. Freedom House was honored to award Jimmy Lai this year’s Freedom Award. Learn more: https://t.co/VMmNDgbqBL

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"In the offices of Apple Daily there used to be a banner.

It said: 'Colleagues, you've worked hard.' And indeed they did.

But perhaps today I can take the opportunity to say: Daddy, you've worked hard.

I too believe there are some worthy but impossible fights.

Securing your freedom, however, is both worthy and possible."

— Claire Lai, accepting @freedomhouse's 2026 Freedom Award on behalf of her father, Jimmy Lai

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[McCain Institute @McCainInstitute]

This year, @freedomhouse selected Jimmy Lai to receive its annual Freedom Award. Jimmy is currently in prison for his democratic activism in #HongKong. The @McCainInstitute stands with Jimmy’s family as they advocate for his release. @SupportJimmyLai #FreeJimmyLai

[Freedom House @freedomhouse]

Jimmy Lai’s courage in defense of free expression and democracy continues to inspire people around the world.

Freedom House was proud to present Jimmy Lai with this year’s Freedom Award and remains committed to calling for his release alongside all those imprisoned for peacefully standing up for freedom. #FreeJimmyLai #FreeThemAll @SupportJimmyLai

[Freedom House @freedomhouse]

“Every time we say Jimmy Lai’s name, we send a message to Beijing and to all who imprison people for their beliefs: we remember, we are watching, and we will not stop until Jimmy Lai and all political prisoners are free.”

At Freedom House’s Annual Awards and 85th Anniversary celebration, @SpeakerPelosi and @robertcobrien honored Jimmy Lai as he received the Freedom Award. #FreeJimmyLai #FreedomHouse85 @SupportJimmyLai