Canada – The Globe and Mail, June 26, 2025
The European Union is increasing pressure on China to immediately release jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, as Prime Minister Mark Carney faces renewed calls to join the U.S. and Britain in calling publicly for him to be freed.
Earlier this month, senior members of the EU’s diplomatic service called for the immediate release of Mr. Lai at a formal meeting with officials from China’s ministry of foreign affairs about human rights.
The EU also raised concerns about China’s “repressive use of national security legislation which continues to undermine human rights and fundamental freedoms” in Hong Kong, according to a report about the 40th human-rights dialogue between the EU and China in Brussels on June 13.
