{"id":77454,"date":"2026-04-06T20:03:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=77454"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:03:48","slug":"secretary-rubio-other-leaders-denounce-jimmy-lais-tragic-20-year-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/secretary-rubio-other-leaders-denounce-jimmy-lais-tragic-20-year-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Rubio und andere f\u00fchrende Politiker verurteilen Jimmy Lais \u201etragische\u201c 20-j\u00e4hrige Haftstrafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>\u201cThe Hong Kong High Court\u2019s decision to sentence Jimmy Lai to 20 years is an unjust and tragic conclusion to this case,\u201d said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Feb. 9 statement.Jimmy Lai, Catholic entrepreneur and media tycoon, was sentenced on Feb. 9 to 20 years in prison over what Chinese officials claim were national security violations.The sentencing comes after Lai\u2019s December 2025 conviction, which ended several years of what advocates have described as a politically motivated show\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Hong Kong High Court\u2019s decision to sentence Jimmy Lai to 20 years is an unjust and tragic conclusion to this case,\u201d said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Feb. 9 statement.Jimmy Lai, Catholic entrepreneur and media tycoon, was sentenced on Feb. 9 to 20 years in prison over what Chinese officials claim were national security violations.The sentencing comes after Lai\u2019s December 2025 conviction, which ended several years of what advocates have described as a politically motivated show\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-77454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77509,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/jimmy-lais-family-responds-to-20-year-prison-sentence\/","url_meta":{"origin":77454,"position":0},"title":"Jimmy Lai\u2019s family responds to 20-year prison sentence","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"April 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Jimmy Lai\u2019s family is calling on national leaders to help free the Catholic pro-democracy activist after he received a 20-year prison sentence from a Hong Kong high court.\u201cThe life expectancy of the average male in Hong Kong is 83. My father was handed a 20-year sentence. He is five years from 83. Just looking at this objectively, this has to be solved, sovereign to sovereign,\u201d Claire Lai, Jimmy Lai\u2019s daughter, said during a Feb. 9 press conference.Jimmy Lai, founder and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":79541,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/pope-cannot-comment-on-jimmy-lais-imprisonment\/","url_meta":{"origin":77454,"position":1},"title":"Pope &#8216;cannot comment&#8217; on Jimmy Lai&#8217;s imprisonment","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"M\u00e4rz 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"CASTEL GANDOLFO, ITALY \u2014 Pope Leo XIV told EWTN News he \u201ccannot comment\u201d on Jimmy Lai, the Catholic founder and publisher of the outspoken pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, who was sentenced Feb. 9 on charges Chinese authorities say violate national security laws. The sentence came after his conviction in December, a case his supporters have denounced as a politically driven show trial.Pope Leo XIV met with Lai\u02bcs wife and daughter before the sentencing in October 2025. The pope has not\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope 'cannot comment' on Jimmy Lai's imprisonment","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pope-cannot-comment-on-Jimmy-Lais-imprisonment.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pope-cannot-comment-on-Jimmy-Lais-imprisonment.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pope-cannot-comment-on-Jimmy-Lais-imprisonment.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pope-cannot-comment-on-Jimmy-Lais-imprisonment.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pope-cannot-comment-on-Jimmy-Lais-imprisonment.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":77350,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-activist-jimmy-lai-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-in-hong-kong-national-security-trial\/","url_meta":{"origin":77454,"position":2},"title":"Catholic activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong national security trial","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"April 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Jimmy Lai, the human rights advocate and outspoken Catholic who has faced what supporters say has been years of politicized prosecution and conviction in Hong Kong, was sentenced on Feb. 9 to 20 years in prison over what Chinese officials claim were national security violations. The sentencing comes after Lai&#x27;s December conviction under China&#x27;s wide-reaching security law, which capped a years-long legal process during which he was found guilty on multiple other charges including fraud and unlawful assembly. Lai, who\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8120,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/jimmy-lai-remains-in-solitary-confinement-after-hong-kong-trial-delayed-until-november\/","url_meta":{"origin":77454,"position":3},"title":"Jimmy Lai remains in solitary confinement after Hong Kong trial delayed until November","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"August 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Hong Kong media tycoon and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai. \/ Credit: Napa Institute CNA Staff, Aug 5, 2024 \/ 17:01 pm (CNA). Media mogul and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai will remain in solitary confinement after a Hong Kong court on July 25 delayed the 76-year-old\u2019s national security trial until the end of November.Lai, the Catholic Chinese-born founder of the newspaper Apple Daily, which Hong Kong shut down in 2021, entered a not guilty plea at the beginning of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1722978050_Jimmy_Lai_FXM_interview.png?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1722978050_Jimmy_Lai_FXM_interview.png?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1722978050_Jimmy_Lai_FXM_interview.png?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1722978050_Jimmy_Lai_FXM_interview.png?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":79246,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/prominent-hong-kong-catholic-wins-appeal-but-remains-behind-bars\/","url_meta":{"origin":77454,"position":4},"title":"Prominent Hong Kong Catholic Wins Appeal but Remains Behind Bars","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"M\u00e4rz 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media mogul and well-known Catholic layperson from Hong Kong, won an appeal this week against a 2022 fraud conviction for which he had been serving a six-year sentence. 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