Apple Daily, an independent pro-democracy tabloid in Hong Kong known for its critical stance on China’s Communist Party, has weathered police raids and the jailing of its founder. But its 26th birthday might be its last. Hong Kong’s government, backed by Beijing, has taken aim at the newspaper. Last week, 500 police barged into the…
Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Newspaper in Crosshairs of CCP’s Widening Repression Campaign
US Condemns Hong Kong Government for ‘Politically Motivated’ Arrests of Apple Daily Executives
The U.S. State Department on Thursday strongly condemned the pro-Beijing Hong Kong government for using the draconian national security law as a political tool to target pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily. On June 17, some 500 Hong Kong police officers raided Apple Daily’s headquarters and arrested five directors of the newspaper including its editor-in-chief. The police…
‘We Will Press On’: Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Paper Says After Police Raid, Arrest of Executives
June 17, 2021
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Apple Daily will persist in Hong Kong, even though press freedom is “hanging by a thread,” said the local newspaper in an open letter to readers on Thursday after 500 police raided its headquarters and arrested five of its staff in the morning. Hong Kong police confiscated a large number of journalistic materials and electronic…
Hong Kong’s Press Freedom in Question After Police Raid Newsroom Critical of Beijing
June 17, 2021
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International rights groups on Thursday slammed Hong Kong authorities after local police mobilized over 500 officers in a raid on the headquarters of local newspaper Apple Daily. The raid resulted in the arrest of five directors of the newspaper under the Beijing’s draconian national security law. They were accused of violating Article 29 of the…
Hong Kong Police Raid Newsroom of Pro-Democracy Paper, Arrests Executives
June 17, 2021
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International rights groups on Thursday slammed Hong Kong authorities after local police mobilized over 500 officers in a raid on the headquarters of local newspaper Apple Daily. The raid resulted in the arrest of five directors of the newspaper under the Beijing’s draconian national security law. They were accused of violating Article 29 of the…
Hong Kong Police Raid Newsroom of Pro-Democracy Paper, Arrest Executives
June 17, 2021
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International rights groups on Thursday slammed Hong Kong authorities after local police mobilized over 500 officers in a raid on the headquarters of local newspaper Apple Daily. The raid resulted in the arrest of five directors of the newspaper under the Beijing’s draconian national security law. They were accused of violating Article 29 of the…
HK’s Apple Daily Says Police Arrest Five Directors in Latest Blow to Tycoon Jimmy Lai
HONG KONG—Hong Kong police arrested five directors of the Apple Daily newspaper early on Thursday morning, including its editor-in-chief, the media outlet said, in the latest blow to the newspaper’s jailed owner Jimmy Lai. Hong Kong Police’s National Security Department said in a statement that five directors of a company had been arrested on suspicion…
HK’s Apple Daily Says Police Arrest 5 Directors in Latest Blow to Free Press
HONG KONG—Hong Kong police arrested five directors of the Apple Daily newspaper early on Thursday morning, including its editor-in-chief, the media outlet said, in the latest blow to one of the few remaining independent newspapers left in the former British colony that continues to be critical of the Chinese regime. The Apple Daily is owned…
Jailed HK Tycoon Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 14 Months for Oct. 1 Illegal Assembly
HONG KONG—Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and dissident of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Jimmy Lai was given a new prison sentence of 14 months on Friday over his role in an unauthorised assembly on Oct. 1, 2019, during one of the city’s pro-democracy rallies that year. This month, Lai—who is already serving sentences adding…
China in Focus (May 27): Severe Weather Conditions in 13 Chinese Provinces
Heavy rain, hail, and strong winds are sweeping through 13 of China’s provinces. It marks the start of this year’s flood season. Long lines to get tested for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus grow in Guangzhou city. Fears over the variant first found in India are still on the rise. The origin of the CCP virus…
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