"Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging."
"Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of failing to secure an assurance that British citizen Jimmy Lai would be released, despite going to China with the title deeds to a mega-embassy in the back pocket. Lord Alton of Liverpool, who had previously been sanctioned by the communist regime, criticised the Prime Minister in Parliament on Monday. Foreign minister Baroness Chapman of Darlington argued Mr Lai should be freed immediately but said the government would not get everything we want with one visit."
"Sir Keir headed to China after the government gave the go-ahead to Beijing's proposed new super-embassy in London, despite security concerns. During his trip, the Prime Minister raised Mr Lai's case with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Mr Lai, 78, is the founder of now-defunct Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily and has been an influential figure in the territory's pro-democracy movement. He has been detained for more than five years, much of that time in solitary confinement,"
A news outlet funds on-the-ground reporting across issues like reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech and relies on donations to send reporters without paywalls. The outlet investigates political funding and produces documentaries highlighting activists. Sir Keir Starmer traveled to China after approving Beijing's proposed new super-embassy in London despite security concerns. He raised the case of Jimmy Lai with President Xi Jinping. Jimmy Lai, 78, founded Apple Daily and has been detained more than five years, much in solitary confinement after his 2020 arrest. Critics including Lord Alton and Baroness Chapman urged Lai's immediate release while acknowledging diplomatic limits.
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