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Hong Kong police arrest media tycoon, 8 others under new security law
Police in Hong Kong on Monday raided the offices of local newspaper Apple Daily and arrested several people, including the media organization's outspoken pro-democracy founder Jimmy Lai. ( read original story ...)
Apple Daily: Hong Kong newspaper defiant after crackdown
The arrests have sparked condemnation of the escalating crackdown on dissent. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China had "eviscerated Hong Kong’s freedoms". On Tuesday, Apple Daily's front page ... ( read original story ...)
‘Apple Daily must fight on,’ Hong Kong tabloid front page reads after owner arrest
Hong Kong's Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing, promising to "fight on" in a front-page ... ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Lai Is Arrested in Hong Kong. Freedom Loses Again.
Early on Monday, the police in Hong Kong arrested Jimmy Lai, founder of the popular tabloid Apple Daily, on charges of collusion with a foreign country, one of the vaguely defined crimes under the ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says he is not optimistic China will rethink its position on Hong Kong
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said he is not optimistic that China will rethink its position on Hong Kong, particularly after the arrest of media tycoon Jimmy Lai under Hong Kong's new ... ( read original story ...)
Who are Jimmy Lai and Agnes Chow, two of the Hong Kong democracy advocates arrested Monday?
The arrests targeted two of the city’s best-known pro-democracy figures: newspaper mogul Jimmy Lai, 71, whose resistance to Beijing dates back to the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre; ... ( read original story ...)
China sanctions U.S. lawmakers, non-profit leaders over Hong Kong
China announced sanctions Monday against U.S. lawmakers and the heads of several U.S. non-profit organizations over their support for Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
China’s latest Hong Kong crackdown demands a strong U.S. response
The historic and tragic events unfolding today in Hong Kong are primarily an attack by Chinese authorities on the autonomy of the city and the freedoms of its people. But the Chinese government is ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo, US allies decry ‘erosion of rights’ in Hong Kong
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. issued a joint statement Sunday decrying the "erosion of rights" in Hong Kong over Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai and Raids Headquarters
The police in Hong Kong arrested the pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, becoming the most high-profile person detained under China’s sweeping legislation. ( read original story ...)
China imposes sanctions on US senators over Hong Kong
The sanctions come in response to a decision by the US to sanction 11 Chinese officials and allies in Hong Kong for curtailing political freedoms. Among those targeted by China were Senators Ted Cruz ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai, Media Mogul, Under National Security Law
The pro-democracy figure is the most high-profile person detained under the sweeping law imposed by Beijing on the semiautonomous territory. ( read original story ...)
China Sanctions 11 Americans in Retaliation for U.S. Action Against Hong Kong Officials
C hina said it will sanction 11 Americans in retaliation for similar measures imposed by the U.S. on Friday, but the list doesn’t include any members of the Trump administration. Those sanctioned ... ( read original story ...)