The Catholic University of America Awards Honorary Degree to Imprisoned Human-Rights Advocate Jimmy Lai
Son Sebastien Lai accepted the award on his father’s behalf.
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Catholic Pro-Democracy Figure Jimmy Lai Gets Jail Time for Involvement in Hong Kong Tiananmen Square Vigil
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.
Catholic Hong Kong Activist Honored at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Jimmy Lai, a media entrepreneur and Catholic pro-democracy advocate in Hong Kong, was given the ‘Christifidelis Laici’ award on Sept. 14.
New Hong Kong Bishop and Beijing: Will His ‘Middle Way’ Bear Fruit?
NEWS ANALYSIS: Charting a course between placating China’s communist regime while remaining attentive to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement will not be an easy challenge.
As Jimmy Lai Is Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison, Hong Kong Catholics’ Concern Grows
The Catholic pro-democracy activist, who is the founder of the Apple Daily media group, was sentenced today for his participation in two demonstrations in 2019.
Pro-Democracy Catholic Jimmy Lai Denied Bail in Hong Kong
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, has warned that Lai’s arrest shows a rise in “political intimidation” against journalists in Hong Kong, part of a systematic erosion of basic freedoms, including religious freedom, by the Chinese government in recent months.
Cardinal Zen: Jimmy Lai Arrest is Part of Campaign of ‘Political intimidation’
Lai was charged Dec 2. with breaching the terms of a lease by his company Next Digital Media.
Catholic Hong Kong Activist Jimmy Lai: ‘The Lord is Suffering with Me’
Lai, a Catholic, said he has supported the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement for the past 30 years, because of "the Lord's teaching that your life is not about yourself."
Godfather of Arrested Hong Kong Catholic: Lai ‘Chose Those Handcuffs’ for Justice
Journalist Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai, said he thinks it is very likely that his godson will ultimately go to prison, and he thinks China will want to make an example of Lai— a prominent figure being marched out in handcuffs— in order to frighten people into compliance.
