H
ow much would you risk for freedom and democracy? My father’s answer to that question is: everything.
My father, Jimmy Lai, founded Apple Daily, the largest Chinese-language newspaper that dared to criticise Chinese authorities and demand democracy for Hong Kong. At 75, he is the city’s oldest political prisoner, and faces trumped-up national security and sedition charges that could mean he dies behind bars. He is also a British national, the only passport he has held since 1992.
For 26 years, Apple Daily championed free speech in Hong Kong and became a symbol of its struggle for democracy. For this, the authorities forced it to shut down. Today, my father has spent 1,000 days in jail. His only crime is demanding for Hong Kong the
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