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Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily could close by the weekend, staff are told

Tuesday, June 22 by ABC News

(HONG KONG) -- Hong Kong’s last remaining opposition paper Apple Daily may be forced to shutter its operations and publish its last edition as soon as this Friday if it is unable to get the approval of the government to unfreeze its assets to... Read More.

Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy paper Apple Daily and arrest 5, magnifying concerns over erosion of press freedom

Friday, June 18 by ABC News

(HONG KONG) -- Hong Kong's national security police arrested five executives at the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Thursday morning and raided its offices for the second time in a year as pressure on the city's media freedom intensifies. This time the raid targeted... Read More.

Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy paper, arrest five

Thursday, June 17 by ABC News

(HONG KONG) -- Hong Kong's national security police arrested five executives at the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Thursday morning and raided its offices for the second time in a year as pressure on the city's media freedom intensifies. This time the raid targeted... Read More.

Fierce Beijing critic Jimmy Lai jailed for 14 months over Hong Kong pro-democracy protests

Friday, April 16 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Hong Kong's rebel media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison in Hong Kong District Court Friday after being found guilty of charges related to pro-democracy protests in 2019. Lai, a 73-year-old billionaire and founder of pro-democracy paper Apple Daily,... Read More.

Nineteen pro-democracy lawmakers to resign in Hong Kong’s ‘darkest day … so far’

Wednesday, November 11 by ABC News

By BRITT CLENNETT and KARSON YIU, ABC News(HONG KONG) -- "Today," said pro-democracy legislator Fernando Cheung, "is definitely the darkest day in Hong Kong so far."Cheung is among 19 lawmakers who announced they'll resign en masse on Thursday... Read More.

US weighs action against Belarus for violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests

Thursday, August 13 by ABC News

BY: CONOR FINNEGAN(WASHINGTON) -- As the Belarusian government continues its violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests, the U.S. has remained relatively muted in its response -- weighing whether the carrot or stick will work best in this historic moment for the... Read More.

‘Dark new phase’ in Hong Kong as pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is arrested

Monday, August 10 by ABC News

By BRITT CLENNETT and KARSON YIU, ABC News(HONG KONG) -- Once seen as the bastion of free press and speech in Asia, Hong Kong now appears to be changing day by day. Police detained the city's most prominent... Read More.

Stories tagged with: prodemocracy

Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily could close by the weekend, staff are told

Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy paper Apple Daily and arrest 5, magnifying concerns over erosion of press freedom

Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy paper, arrest five

Fierce Beijing critic Jimmy Lai jailed for 14 months over Hong Kong pro-democracy protests

Nineteen pro-democracy lawmakers to resign in Hong Kong’s ‘darkest day … so far’

US weighs action against Belarus for violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests

‘Dark new phase’ in Hong Kong as pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is arrested

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