Jimmy Lai, 78岁,根据香港国家安全法被判处监禁20年, 面临健康恶化, Jimmy Lai, 78, jailed for 20 years under Hong Kong’s national security law, faces deteriorating health, prompting his son to urge global press to demand his release.

Jimmy Lai的儿子Sebastien Lai说,他的家人收到有关他父亲健康状况下降的令人震惊的最新消息,而78岁的香港民主运动者仍被监禁。 Jimmy Lai’s son, Sebastien Lai, said the family received alarming updates about his father’s declining health while the 78-year-old Hong Kong democracy campaigner remains imprisoned. 根据香港国家安全法,英国公民和前苹果日报创始人于2020年8月被捕,被判处20年有期徒刑。 Sentenced to 20 years in prison under Hong Kong’s national security law, the British citizen and former Apple Daily founder was arrested in August 2020. Sebastien在编辑学会会议上发言时说,鉴于他父亲的年龄和健康状况,判决实际上是死刑判决,但强调他父亲的适应力,指出他仍然呆呆不下,甚至在法庭上笑。 Speaking at the Society of Editors conference, Sebastien described the sentence as effectively a death sentence given his father’s age and health, yet emphasized his father’s resilience, noting he remained stoic and even smiled in court. 他敦促记者在一封要求释放他的信件上签字, 强调Jimmy Lai毕生致力于新闻自由和说出真相, 身处对香港媒体独立的日益关切之中。 He urged journalists to sign a letter demanding his release, highlighting Jimmy Lai’s lifelong commitment to press freedom and truth-telling amid growing concerns over media independence in Hong Kong.