China Referred to UN for Torture of Freedom Fighter Jimmy Lai

China Referred to UN for Torture of Freedom Fighter Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai is escorted to a prison van before appearing in court in Hong Kong on Dec. 12, 2020. Kin Cheung/AP Photo
Jonathan Miltimore
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More than 23 hours a day in a Chinese prison cell. Virtually no access to sunlight or medical care or exercise. Those are the conditions 76-year-old Jimmy Lai has endured day after day, year after year, since he was arrested under China’s national security law nearly four years ago, according to his international legal team.

Jonathan Miltimore
Jonathan Miltimore
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Jon Miltimore is senior editor at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) and former managing editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, Washington Examiner, and the Star Tribune.