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.Mark L. Clifford writes: 77yo Jimmy Lai’s been in prison since 2020, mostly in solitary confinement in a windowless cell that’s now in 90° heat & 95% humidity. His trial on bogus national security charges is ongoing. #FreeJimmyLai #FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners wsj.com/opinion/the-pe…

69yo exiled #HongKong bookseller Lam Wing-kee was diagnosed with stage 4 recurrent lung cancer 2 months ago & is receiving chemotherapy. His Causeway Bay Books in Taipei has been closed since May. We wish him all the best. (Lam & 4 others were kidnapped by the CCP in 2015.)

Day 4 of the #HK47 appeals hearing was also the last: the defendants completed their appeal statements in regard to sentences. Judge says verdict will be issued within 9 months. (The time originally allotted for the appeals had been 10 days.) bit.ly/4nJTcFM

Former Democratic Party leader Emily Lau launched her new book "Stay" at the independent book fair held for publishers excluded from the official HK gov't fair. Her book explains why she's stayed in #HongKong. Her advice to young people who stay: "Be bold, be wise, be careful."

The Reading Everywhere (《無處不閱讀》) independent book fair opened in #HongKong today. For publishers & booksellers excluded from the official HK gov't book fair. One of last bastions of independent culture in HK. Hope it won't be "inspected" by the authorities as in past years