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Sebastien Lai has not seen his father in three years and worries for his health as his dad suffers from diabetes and was diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2021 while in prison.
Benedict Rogers, co-founder and executive chair of Hong Kong Watch, who is featured in the film, said that Lai’s story is one that should be known everywhere.
‘TikTok‘s paymasters in the Chinese Communist Party don’t want people to hear the truth about #Jimmylai and #HongKong.’
All of those nominated have been involved in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, especially since 2019, when large-scale protests against authoritarian Chinese rule erupted on the territory, which is a special administrative region of China.
Children young and old have joined a campaign to send letters of love and hope to an innocent man in China this winter — and we invite you to do the same.
COMMENTARY: Christmastide is an appropriate time to reflect on Mary and the Church — and on what Mary’s initial act of discipleship means for us today.
COMMENTARY: The Holy See must denounce the Chinese government’s ongoing human rights injustices with unequivocal language.
Sebastian Lai, the son of Jimmy Lai, and Mark Simon speak about the faith and fate of these two devout men who are undergoing tremendous trials for speaking out on behalf of human rights.
Son Sebastien Lai accepted the award on his father’s behalf.
Lai, 74, has supported the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement for over 30 years and has said that his Catholic faith is a major motivating factor in his pro-democracy advocacy.
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