UK-based lawyers for Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai ... The Guardian

UK-based lawyers for Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai targeted by Chinese state

Source: The Guardian | Published: February 15, 2025, 5:00 a.m.

Exclusive: Barristers at Doughty Street Chambers say they have been subject to surveillance, hacking and rape threats

UK-based lawyers have spoken out about being targeted by the Chinese state and its supporters in a campaign of intimidation including surveillance, hacking of bank accounts and rape threats.

The barristers, from Doughty Street Chambers in London, say there has been a coordinated and concerted campaign against them since they began acting for the jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media mogul, Jimmy Lai, three years ago.

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