#Award
#AppleDaily Founder #JimmyLai awarded 2021 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award
The Committee to Protect Journalists (#CPJ) awarded Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who is currently in jail, the 2021 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award on November 19, 2021 for his extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom.
Complimenting Lai's achievement, CPJ said, "Lai has become a powerful symbol of the struggle to maintain press freedom in Hong Kong as China’s Communist Party exerts ever greater control over the territory."
The Committee further stated that "In prison, denied bail, the outspoken critic of the Chinese government and advocate for democracy faces charges that could keep him in jail for the rest of his life."
Source: Stand News; #Nov18
https://bit.ly/3nXrw3D
#Recognition #PressFreedom #Arrestee #Dissident #GwenIfill
#AppleDaily Founder #JimmyLai awarded 2021 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award
The Committee to Protect Journalists (#CPJ) awarded Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who is currently in jail, the 2021 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award on November 19, 2021 for his extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom.
Complimenting Lai's achievement, CPJ said, "Lai has become a powerful symbol of the struggle to maintain press freedom in Hong Kong as China’s Communist Party exerts ever greater control over the territory."
The Committee further stated that "In prison, denied bail, the outspoken critic of the Chinese government and advocate for democracy faces charges that could keep him in jail for the rest of his life."
Source: Stand News; #Nov18
https://bit.ly/3nXrw3D
#Recognition #PressFreedom #Arrestee #Dissident #GwenIfill