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Nathan Law: Jimmy Lai prison sentence 'devastating'

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Phil Gayle interviews Nathan Law
February 9, 2026

In Hong Kong, China critic Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. "We are literally seeing a show trial unfold," exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former politician Nathan Law tells DW.

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