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	Podcast:		Amanpour
	Episode:		Hong Kong Activist Receives 20-Year Sentence
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:56:06
	Publish Date:		2026-02-09 20:27:00
	Description:		The children of Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai are speaking out after their 78-year old father was sentenced to 20 years in jail for violating national security laws. Lai, who is a British citizen, denies all charges, saying he's a political prisoner, the target of persecution from Beijing. Correspondent Kristie Lu Stout reports from Hong Kong. Also on today's show: Rush Doshi, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Tom Tugendhat, British Conservative MP; Dara Massicot, senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Former US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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