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23-06-2021, 11:30 PM
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Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy paper Apple Daily has announced its closure, in a blow to media freedom in the city.
The tabloid's offices were raided last week over allegations that several reports had breached a controversial national security law.
Police detained the chief editor and five other executives, and company-linked assets were frozen.
The publication had become a leading critic of the Hong Kong and Chinese leadership.
The Apple Daily management said that "in...
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Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy paper Apple Daily has announced its closure, in a blow to media freedom in the city.
The tabloid's offices were raided last week over allegations that several reports had breached a controversial national security law.
Police detained the chief editor and five other executives, and company-linked assets were frozen.
The publication had become a leading critic of the Hong Kong and Chinese leadership.
The Apple Daily management said that "in...
Read more (https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/apple-daily-has-uplorried.305962/)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/apple-daily-has-uplorried.305962/).