My friend Jimmy Lai is ready to die in prison – that would be a disaster for democracy

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After 2,000 days imprisoned, a man whose only crime is to believe in civil freedoms is unbowed but ailing – and we must do more to demand his release, says his biographer Mark L Clifford T he temperature overnight in Hong Kong on Sunday fell to 27 degrees at 3am. It’s much hotter in Stanley Prison and Jimmy Lai’s windowless cell, with no air conditioning or natural ventilation, is among the hottest of all. The heat constitutes a health threat for the 78-year-old , who suffers from diabetes, and

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