"A message calling for the release of Jimmy Lai has been projected onto the side of the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge. 78-year-old Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner and British national, has been in detention for more than five years having been arrested in 2020 under Hong Kong's new national security law. The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation projected messages urging Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to "be the hero" and "bring Jimmy home"."
"It comes as Starmer began a three-day visit to China on Wednesday (28 January) as he attempts to continue building bridges with Beijing."
Messages calling for the release of Jimmy Lai were projected onto the side of the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge. The projections urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to "be the hero" and "bring Jimmy home". The projections were organised by the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation. Jimmy Lai is 78 years old, a Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner and a British national. He was arrested in 2020 under Hong Kong's national security law and has been in detention for more than five years. Starmer began a three-day visit to China on 28 January while seeking to continue building bridges with Beijing.
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