ArchivingLeftists (@ArchivingLeftists)

"Jimmy Lai should be in the same league as the many political prisoners who garnered widespread attention through international campaigns. People such as: > Nelson #Mandela > Aung San Suu #Kyi > Václav #Havel Somehow, the international media and #Hollywood celebrities are relatively muted. One can only speculate as to why. Many don’t want to anger Jimmy’s persecutors (the CCP), for they will suffer economic consequences. Perhaps Jimmy - being both a #Christian and a vocal free market advocate - doesn’t align with their values. Whatever the reason, I hope the UK and US government manage to intervene somehow. The 78 yr old media mogul who founded #AppleDay in #HongKong has been convicted under national security offenses. Over the last 5 years he has been held in solitary confinement, awaiting his sentencing. During this time, the Chinese government denied him access to #HolyCommunion and other sacraments. As a British citizen, Jimmy could have fled and lived the remainder of his life as a free man. But he chose to stay behind alongside the people of Hong Kong whose plight he has illuminated and defended for so long. As #benedictrogers writes, “The two leaders who more than any other have a responsibility to demand his release: #British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and #Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo has at least sent a symbolic message by meeting Mr Lai’s wife and daughter recently. Keir #Starmer has condemned the verdict. But both must now join forces to mobilise the world to free Mr #Lai" #China #CCP #corrupt #corruption #fascism #censorship https://archive.is/G1sI1