He’s a man who can’t be bought off or bullied. Neither carrots nor sticks have prompted Jimmy Lai to kowtow to Beijing.

Son Sebastian Lai says his father, who has spent more than 1,500 days in solitary confinement, has been denied the Eucharist.

Jimmy Lai, the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and a human rights activist, has been on trial since December 2023.

The son of prominent Hong Kong former publisher Jimmy Lai, who is facing possible life imprisonment in the Chinese city, has called for his father's release in a high-profile national security case.