An American lawyer in Hong Kong was convicted of assaulting a police officer after attempting to break up an altercation he witnessed on the subway two years ago. Under a new national security law, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily shuts down
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As Apple Daily grinds to a halt, China snuffs the last light of a free press in Hong Kong
Beijing has hated the Apple Daily for years. Now, thanks to a "security" law enacted last year, China appears to have exactly the "tool to silence dissent" that it was lacking. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily may shut down this week after government froze newspaper’s assets
Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily shuts down after the government froze the newspaper's assets. It has been a relentless critic of China's Communist Party. Ramy Inocencio reports. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily shuts down after government froze newspaper’s assets
Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily shuts down after the government froze the newspaper's assets. It has been a relentless critic of China's Communist Party. Ramy Inocencio reports. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest man for sedition over protest flag
Hong Kong police have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of using seditious words after a flag with a banned protest slogan was seen hanging outside his apartment ... ( read original story ...)
An American lawyer tried to break up a scuffle in Hong Kong. Now, he’s in jail.
Samuel Bickett, an American corporate lawyer in Hong Kong, was on his way to dinner in late 2019 when he saw a man hitting a teenager with a baton and stopped to intervene. The assailant turned out to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader defends actions against Apple Daily
Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday defended her government’s actions against the pro-democracy tabloid, Apple Daily.Hundreds of police raided the paper last week as part of a national security ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says US ‘beautifying’ security offenses
Hong Kong's leader says foreign governments are “beautifying” acts that endanger national security when they criticize the recent crackdown on a pro-democracy newspaper in the semiautonomous Chinese t ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s leader refuses to explain how arrested Apple Daily staff broke law
Carrie Lam denies arrest of senior editorial figures at pro-democracy paper and seizure of its assets was an attack on press freedom ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says press must not ‘subvert’ government
Media outlets in Hong Kong must not "subvert" the government, the city's leader said Tuesday, rejecting US criticism of recent action against a pro-democracy newspaper under a powerful new security ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Arrest Man After Passerby Sees ‘Liberate’ Banner on His Drying Rack
The banner's slogan, "Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times," is in violation of Hong Kong's national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy paper Apple Daily to fold this week, say rivals
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will cease all operations tomorrow after most of its staff resigned and the government froze its assets, rival media companies said.Executives said they ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily could shut under government pressure within days
But now with its assets frozen by the Hong Kong government, the Chinese-language Apple Daily could cease operations as soon as Friday, according to an internal memo seen by The Washington Post. The ... ( read original story ...)