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Hong Kong: “Merz should insist on Lai’s release”

The sentencing of former newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison is the harshest penalty handed down so far under Hong Kong’s national security law. Lai’s son is urging governments such as Germany’s to increase pressure on Beijing.

Fabian Peltsch
09. February 2026
Sebastien Lai (center), son of media entrepreneur and founder of Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, together with Fiona O'Brien (left), UK office manager of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), and Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC (right) from Jimmy Lai's International Legal Team, at a protest in London in autumn 2025.

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Last updated: 09. February 2026

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