Jimmy Lai, Beijing’s Fearless Foe and a Prisoner of Conscience With God on His Side

Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily (C) is detained by the national security unit in Hong Kong on Aug. 10, 2020. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

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Index on Censorship, a global magazine campaigning for freedom of expression, recently released six letters written by Jimmy Lai in prison. Lai is the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, an outspoken Hong Kong newspaper critical of Beijing.