In Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai’s Media Company Moves to Close Down

Next Digital, which has published criticism of China for decades, said a crackdown had left it with no way to operate. Its main newspaper, Apple Daily, closed in June.

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.

From Protester to Prisoner: How Hong Kong Is Stifling Dissent

Many of the city’s democracy activists face jail terms amid a broad campaign to subdue opposition.