Stephen Barrows Responds to Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Prison Sentence

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Steve Barrows, chief operating officer of the Acton Institute, about entrepreneur and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, who was recently sentenced by a Hong Kong court to 20 years in prison.

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Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent | David Pierson, NY Times

The Apple Daily sentences show a new era of media peril in Hong Kong | David Pierson, NY Times

Jimmy Lai’s children have led a global campaign for him | David Pierson, NY Times

The faith of my father, Jimmy Lai | Claire Lai

The Hong Konger (documentary)

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