The Independent is dedicated to covering pressing social and political issues in real time, from reproductive rights to climate change, while maintaining a commitment to accessible journalism without paywalls. Amid critical developments in US and global news, the article focuses on the plight of Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy advocate imprisoned in Hong Kong. His deteriorating health and solitary confinement conditions spark calls for intervention from British officials. Lai's son seeks a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss the urgency of his father's situation in light of the severe implications of Hong Kong's national security law.
Mr. Lai suffers from diabetes and has lost a significant amount of weight, his son said, adding that his father has been kept in solitary confinement since 2021.
Prime minister Keir Starmer has been urged to press for British citizen Jimmy Lai's immediate release over his failing health inside a Hong Kong prison.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges as the prospect of life in prison looms under Hong Kong's national security law.
His son, Sebastien Lai, told Sky News that he has written to Sir Keir asking for a meeting with the prime minister over his father's condition.
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