Lai is scheduled to go on trial in September on additional national security charges and could face a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Shutdown of Jimmy Lai filmmaker’s TikTok account reversed after censorship outcry

By News on the Net -- CNA Catholic News Agency——Bio and Archives--May 5, 2023

Following public outcry over its apparent censorship of a new documentary about imprisoned Catholic Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, TikTok has reversed its suspension of the account belonging to the film’s producer, the Michigan-based Acton Institute.

A spokesperson for the social media giant told the Wall Street Journal late Wednesday that the filmmaker’s account “was removed in error and is available again on platform.” ---More...

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