Wire›2026 05 02›Jailed Hong Kong Pro Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai Wins Free Speech Award In Germ

The Wire/May 2, 2026

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Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai wins free speech award in Germany

<p>Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security law</p><p>The jailed media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has been awarded Deutsche Welle’s freedom of speech award for his contribution to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.</p><p>The Ger

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Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai wins free speech award in Germany<p>Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security law</p><p>The jailed media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has been awarded Deutsche Welle’s freedom of speech award for his contribution to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.</p><p>The Ger
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