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Letter to the editor: Free Jimmy Lai and Joshua Wong now

Political prisoner in China Jimmy Lai illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

A presidential appeal to release unjustly detained U.S. citizens

By Rep. Christopher H. Smith

Sebastien Lai speaks with reporters after a Congressional Executive Commission on China regarding the continued imprisonment of his father Jimmy Lai on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Families of Jimmy Lai, Min Zin plead in Washington for their release ahead of Xi’s visit

Associated Press

Jimmy Lai walks through the Stanley prison, in Hong Kong, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)

Hong Kong ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal national security conviction, legal team says

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

A Hong Kong activist in Taiwan holds a layout of Apply Daily during a protest to support Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Laiin Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. A sign reads "Hong Kong people bid a painful farewell in the rain," top, and "I'm supporting Apple (Daily)," bottom. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

As Rome stays silent, Trump defends Jimmy Lai

By Anne Hendershott

Former Apple Daily reader William Wong poses for photographs with a copy of the Apple Daily newspaper during an interview with The Associated Press in Hong Kong, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Plight of imprisoned Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai evokes grief over loss of press freedoms

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted by Correctional Services officers to get on a prison van before appearing in a court in Hong Kong, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai’s sentence raises international outcry as China defends it

Associated Press

FILE - Democracy advocate Jimmy Lai leaves the Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security case

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

FILE - Democracy advocate Jimmy Lai leaves the Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai faces sentencing in landmark national security case

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted by Correctional Services officers to get on a prison van before appearing in a court in Hong Kong, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Hong Kong court hearing arguments on sentencing in former publisher Jimmy Lai’s case

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

Jimmy Lai, owner of the Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, poses next to dry runs of a soon to be launched Taiwanese newspaper taped to his office wall, April 7, 2003, in Taipei. (AP Photo/Jerome Favre, File)

White House, State Department decry Hong Kong democracy champion Jimmy Lai’s guilty verdict

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, then owner of the Hong Kong and Taiwan newspaper Apple Daily, attends the Seminar on Tenth Anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover organized by the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, June 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong rags-to-riches media tycoon who became a fierce critic of Beijing

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

People wait to enter the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts ahead of the verdict for Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai's national security trial, in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Hong Kong court convicts media mogul and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai in national security trial

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

Who is Jimmy Lai? In this exclusive interview, Kelly Sadler, the commentary editor at The Washington Times, is joined by Sebastien Lai and Mark Simon. Sebastien is the son of Jimmy Lai, founder of the Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper "Apple Daily," now being held as a political prisoner.

Politically Unstable: The man China wants to erase

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Trump could move needle on jailed Hong Kong media mogul’s case

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Lawyer for activist Jimmy Lai defends free speech in landmark Hong Kong trial

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Hong Kong court begins hearing final arguments in Jimmy Lai’s national security trial

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Final arguments in Jimmy Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong delayed over health concerns

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

The signage of Hong Kong's Final Court of Appeal is seen at the court in Hong Kong Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Katie Tam)

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

By Kanis Leung - Associated Press

Police officers patrol outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, where activist publisher Jimmy Lai's trial takes place, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Billy H.C. Kwok)

Hong Kong prosecutors allege democracy publisher Jimmy Lai urged protests, sanctions against China

By Zen Soo - Associated Press