Human Rights Dispatch Aug 10, 2026 Ugandan Leader Besigye Hospitalized, Venezuelan Detainee Dies, Jimmy Lai Imprisonment Marked On August 10, 2020, Hong Kong officials arrested Jimmy Lai, founder of the leading independent newspaper Apple Daily and a prominent advocate for press freedom.
Publication Dec 23, 2025 Calling on President Trump to secure Jimmy Lai’s immediate release We write as Hong Kong community organizations in the United States and international NGOs to urge swift Congressional action in response to the recent guilty verdict against Jimmy Lai and the continued imprisonment of six other Apple Daily executives in Hong Kong.
Publication Dec 23, 2025 Calling for the US Congress to take swift action in response to the guilty verdict against Jimmy Lai We write as Hong Kong community organizations in the United States and international NGOs to urge swift Congressional action in response to the recent guilty verdict against Jimmy Lai and the continued imprisonment of six other Apple Daily executives in Hong Kong.
Human Rights Dispatch Dec 18, 2025 Governments Call for Jimmy Lai’s Release, Belarusian Political Prisoners Released. HRF celebrates the freedom of those released and honors their resilience. Until every political prisoner is free and Belarusians can live without repression, the struggle for democracy in Belarus must continue.
Publication Aug 21, 2025 Hong Kong: RSF and a coalition of 72 NGOs urge UK Prime Minister to secure Jimmy Lai’s release on medical parole RSF_en Partager facebook twitter linkedin Email Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a coalition of 72 human rights and press freedom organisations are urging British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to secure the release of publisher Jimmy Lai, whose health is dangerously deteriorating after over 1,680 days in detention in Hong Kong.
Publication Jun 24, 2025 Calling for UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to meet with Sebastien Lai, the son of British publisher Jimmy Lai In a joint letter coordinated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), 33 organisations around the globe have written to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer asking him to meet Sebastien Lai, the son of British publisher Jimmy Lai who has been arbitrarily jailed in Hong Kong since December 2020.
Video Series Jun 4, 2024 Sebastien Lai | A 76-Year Quest for Freedom Sebastien Lai is leading the international campaign to free his father, Jimmy Lai, a freedom of speech champion, media entrepreneur, and owner of the now-shuttered newspaper Apple Daily.
Op-Ed Dec 20, 2022 HRF Op-Ed: The Plight of Political Dissident Jimmy Lai Hong Kong businessman and political dissident Jimmy Lai told me over dinner at his Taiwan home in 2019 that he knew speaking out for truth, justice and freedom in the region could come at great personal cost. He is now behind bars for this supposed crime, so I’m speaking out for him.
