Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s voice of freedom, will die in prison

The Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai will die in prison, after being sentenced to 20 years. Lai is one of the island's most prominent pro-democracy advocates, and his newspaper Apple Daily was founded to be a voice for press freedom on the island that is increasingly under China's thumb.

• Guest: Antony Dapiran, a writer, lawyer, and photographer who was based in Hong Kong from 1999 to 2025. His latest book is City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong.
• Producer: Alex Tighe