Hong Kong's leader celebrated the sentencing of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, while an Irishman detained by ICE described his detention as a "modern-day concentration camp," and the European Commission announced a plan to combat cyberbullying. These events, along with a plane landing in the ocean and an OpenAI executive's firing, marked a busy news day.
In Hong Kong, leader John Lee celebrated the 20-year jail sentence given to Jimmy Lai, a British pro-democracy campaigner. According to Sky News, Lee said the media tycoon had "poisoned" the city. This celebration came as China released a white paper outlining plans to enhance a national security law, which has been used to suppress free speech and dissent.
Meanwhile, in the United States, Seamus Culleton, an Irish man detained by ICE for five months, described his detention as "like a modern-day concentration camp," according to Sky News. Culleton, who has lived in the US for nearly 20 years and is married to a US citizen, expressed his desire for Irish premier Micheal Martin to raise his case with US President Donald Trump. Culleton stated, "I don't know how much more I can take," calling the situation "torture."
In other news, all 55 people on board a passenger plane survived an emergency landing in Somalia. The Starsky Aviation aircraft, en route from Mogadishu to Gaalkacyo, experienced a technical problem shortly after takeoff. The plane ended up in shallow waters, but no injuries were reported, according to Sky News.
The European Commission announced an action plan to combat cyberbullying, aimed at helping young victims report abuse and receive help. The plan includes the rollout of an EU-wide app that will allow children to report bullying confidentially and receive support, according to Euronews.
Finally, OpenAI fired Ryan Beiermeister, its vice president of product policy, after a male colleague accused her of sex discrimination, TechCrunch reported. Beiermeister, who opposed a planned "adult mode" for the ChatGPT chatbot, denied the allegations, stating, "The allegation that I discriminated against anyone is absolutely false."
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