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Apple Daily: Next Digital board quits citing ‘climate of fear,’ calls for company’s liquidation

All four remaining directors of Next Digital, parent company of the now-defunct pro-democracy Apple Daily, have resigned and called for the company’s liquidation, citing a “climate of f…

Hong Kong: Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, accused under the national security law for one year, faces a life sentence | Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) details the six ongoing procedures against Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, who exactly one year ago was accused of national security crimes for which he risks up to a life sentence. Jimmy Lai , 73, founder of Next...

What Else Has Hong Kong Lost, Readers Ask as a Paper Is Forced to Shut

Apple Daily, a pro-democracy news outlet, is the biggest casualty yet in Beijing’s campaign against Hong Kong’s once freewheeling news media. Its million-copy final edition sold fast.

How Press Freedom Is Being Eroded in Hong Kong

The forced closure of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper is the latest worrisome sign for journalists in the Chinese territory.

‘Forbidden Fruit’: Apple Daily, Pro-Democracy Newspaper in Hong Kong, Is Forced to Close

The police also arrested an editorial writer as part of an expanding national security investigation into the newspaper that has raised concerns about free speech.

Hong Kong Cracks Down on a Pro-Democracy Newspaper

Police arrested the top editors of Apple Daily, froze its assets and raided its newsroom, in a sharp escalation of the government’s campaign against dissent.