Jimmy Lai & Bradley Prize: A Worthy Honor

Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong champion of freedom who is currently a political prisoner, has become the global face of those repressed in China. As announced today, he will be this year’s “honorary recipient” of the prestigious Bradley Prize for being a “courageous advocate for democracy and freedom of the press.” (I was a 2023 recipient.)

This is the latest tribute to Jimmy Lai. It is significant as it comes from the Milwaukee-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, an institution of the American heartland. It is a sign that Jimmy Lai, like Andrei Sakharov and Nelson Mandela before him, is becoming a household name. He is the only prisoner among China’s many thousands to be gaining name recognition among the broader American public.

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Nina Shea

Nina Shea is director of Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom and author of the new report “Ten Persecuted Catholic Bishops in China”

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Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong champion of freedom who is currently a political prisoner, has become the global face of those repressed in China. As announced today, he will be this year’s “honorary recipient” of the prestigious Bradley Prize for being a “courageous advocate for democracy and freedom of the press.” (I was a 2023 recipient.)

This is the latest tribute to Jimmy Lai. It is significant as it comes from the Milwaukee-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, an institution of the American heartland. It is a sign that Jimmy Lai, like Andrei Sakharov and Nelson Mandela before him, is becoming a household name. He is the only prisoner among China’s many thousands to be gaining name recognition among the broader American public.