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Reggie Littlejohn urges Trump, Starmer to pressure China for Jimmy Lai's release

‘The risk to his life is immediate. Any further delay may amount to a death sentence,’ human right activist Reggie Littlejohn warned regarding the ailing Jimmy Lai.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Jun 8, 2026

Trump says China’s Xi told him releasing Jimmy Lai ‘would be a tough one’

Trump said that he is ‘not optimistic’ about Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping releasing Catholic freedom advocate Jimmy Lai, despite Lai’s old age and health problems.

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Antonino Cambria

• May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

Trump says he will discuss Jimmy Lai in meeting with Xi Jinping

‘Jimmy Lai, he caused lots of turmoil in China. He tried to do the right thing,’ Trump said, adding ‘I’d like to see him get out.’

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Emily Mangiaracina

• May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

Pope Leo responds to Trump's latest criticism but does not mention Jimmy Lai

Trump again claimed that Pope Leo XIV thinks 'it's okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon,' but Leo said he doesn't think any country should have one.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• May 6, 2026May 7, 2026

Trump criticizes Pope Leo for denouncing Iran war but not talking about Jimmy Lai

Trump said that Leo ‘would rather talk about the fact that it’s okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon’ than about Chinese Communists’ persecution of Catholic advocate Jimmy Lai.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

Pope Leo says he ‘can’t comment’ on Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence for criticizing Chinese Communists

Pope Leo’s silence echoes that of Pope Francis when Lai – a Catholic convert and freedom advocate – was arrested in 2020, a silence that was attributed to the Vatican-China deal.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Mar 4, 2026Mar 5, 2026

Jimmy Lai's sentence means it's time to end the Vatican-China deal

It’s time for each and every one of us Catholic laypeople to muster every bit of influence we have toward one goal: divorcing our Church from the brutal regime that has attacked our brother.

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Jason Scott Jones

• Feb 10, 2026

Communist China still fears Christianity, and Jimmy Lai’s sentence proves it

Sentencing a frail 78-year-old Catholic to 20 years in prison is no act of justice. It is a calculated death sentence meant to terrorize Hong Kong and crush Christian resistance.

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Steven Mosher

• Feb 10, 2026

Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison under Communist China’s ‘national security law’

Supporters and family members of the 78-year-old Catholic convert have warned that Lai will likely die in prison due to his health conditions.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Feb 9, 2026

Hong Kong convicts Catholic freedom advocate Jimmy Lai amid serious health concerns

Jimmy Lai is expected to receive a life sentence for ‘sedition.’ The 78-year-old is reportedly at ‘serious risk of dying in prison’ after years of solitary confinement in horrific conditions.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Dec 15, 2025Dec 16, 2025

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Reggie Littlejohn urges Trump, Starmer to pressure China for Jimmy Lai's release

Trump says China’s Xi told him releasing Jimmy Lai ‘would be a tough one’

Trump says he will discuss Jimmy Lai in meeting with Xi Jinping

Pope Leo responds to Trump's latest criticism but does not mention Jimmy Lai

Trump criticizes Pope Leo for denouncing Iran war but not talking about Jimmy Lai

Pope Leo says he ‘can’t comment’ on Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence for criticizing Chinese Communists

Jimmy Lai's sentence means it's time to end the Vatican-China deal

Communist China still fears Christianity, and Jimmy Lai’s sentence proves it

Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison under Communist China’s ‘national security law’

Hong Kong convicts Catholic freedom advocate Jimmy Lai amid serious health concerns