The World from PRX

Jimmy Lai, fierce critic of Beijing, receives 20-year sentence

Full Episode
50:11

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, center, who founded local newspaper Apple Daily, is arrested by police officers at his home, April 18, 2020, in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong authorities today sentenced pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years behind bars. And the Milan Cortina Olympics are the first to feature a ban on ski wax containing PFAS, the forever chemicals linked to a range of health problems and diseases. Also, Japan’s Sanae Takaichi took a huge risk calling for a snap election just 110 days into her first term as prime minister. Today, she won big. Plus, in a large archive building in Tirana, Albania’s capital, a team recently began reviewing 45 years of films produced at the behest of former dictator Enver Hoxha. 

In This Episode

Jimmy Lai, fierce critic of Beijing, receives 20-year sentence
8:31
Japan’s prime minister looks to implement her agenda with big election win
4:59
‘Unboxing’ videos earn Olympic athletes pre-Games fame and followers
3:59
Milan Cortina Games first to feature ban on PFAS in ski wax
4:08
The battle for Ukraine isn’t just over territory
10:34
A humanoid robot holding a sweater in a bright, modern living room, with a man standing nearby drinking from a cup, and large windows showing greenery outside.
Not quite The Terminator, these robots still look human-like and perform tasks
Special Coverage
5:46
Top Ghanaian musician Ebo Taylor dies over the weekend
1:07
A vintage film projector setup in a room with dark red walls, featuring a large spotlight on a tripod, film reels, and film canisters on a table and shelves, and an old projector machine on a stand.
Albania embarks on a controversial film restoration project
Special Coverage
7:24