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Government urged to speak out over jailed Hong Kong activist

Sebastien Lai, whose 75 year-old father Jimmy has been in prison since 2020, met with Tánaiste Micheál Martin in Dublin

Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai

The son of a Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner who faces the possibility of life in prison has urged Irish politicians to speak out on behalf of his father to prevent him dying behind bars.

Sebastien Lai, whose 75 year-old father Jimmy has been in prison since 2020, met with a number of politicians today, including briefly with Micheál Martin, the foreign affairs minister.

Lai faces a string of charges his lawyers allege are spurious, including ...