Jimmy Lai’s sentencing tells me this: Democracy is dead in HKWho will speak out for values and rights and my fellow democracy activist now that opposition has been silenced in Hong Kong? This sentence has a transparently political end, but the Hong Kong and Chinese governments make no bones about it. The one-sided celebration of Lai’s sentencing in Hong Kong reflects the importance of what he was fighting for: The right to express oneself and the right to conscience. The pervasive political violence against the people of Hong Kong has resulted in hundreds being jailed and has silenced millions. Nathan Law (羅冠聰) is a politician and activist from Hong Kong, and was leader of Demosisto from 2016 to 2018.

Source: Taipei Times February 12, 2026 16:06 UTC