Article 5GGNN ‘Stand tall’: Jimmy Lai writes letter to Hong Kong journalists ahead of sentencing

‘Stand tall’: Jimmy Lai writes letter to Hong Kong journalists ahead of sentencing

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Helen Davidson in Taipei
from World news | The Guardian on (#5GGNN)

Media mogul writes from prison that freedom of speech is a dangerous job' but journalists must uphold justice

The Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has told his staff to stand tall" in a letter from prison, days before being sentenced in two of several cases against him.

Separately on Tuesday, his fellow activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to a further four months in jail, concluding another of the growing number of trials in a sweeping crackdown.

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