“There is no place for such cruelty and oppression in a territory that claims to uphold the rule of law and respect the right to freedom of expression”
News on the Net -- Catholic Vote, Bio and Archives--December 19, 2023
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The long-awaited trial of Catholic Hong Kong journalist and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) critic Jimmy Lai began Monday. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison.
“Lai
has been an outspoken advocate of human rights and democratic freedoms
in Hong Kong for years,” noted the Catholic News Agency’s (CNA) Daniel
Payne. ---More...
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