LONDON: Dozens of lawmakers from across the world called on Tuesday (Nov 19) for the immediate and unconditional release of pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, before he is due to give evidence in his collusion trial in Hong Kong. Parliamentarians and foreign affairs experts from at least 22 countries and the European Parliament signed an open letter, expressing concern about the 76-year-old media tycoon's incarceration. "His health is deteriorating. He has been held in solitary confinement in a