HONG KONG—Hong Kong media group Next Digital Ltd announced on Sunday that it aimed to go into liquidation and its board of directors had resigned to facilitate the process. Next Digital is owned by jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai and was the publisher of Apple Daily, a popular pro-democracy newspaper that closed in June after its…
Hong Kong Media Group Next Digital Says It Aims to Wind Down, Board Quits
Hong Kong Police Arrest Former Apple Daily Editor in Chief: Reports
HONG KONG—Hong Kong police arrested the former executive editor-in-chief of the now-closed pro-democracy Apple Daily tabloid on Wednesday, local media reported, the latest arrest in a national security investigation of media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s newspaper. Police, who typically do not identify individuals under investigation, said in a statement they had arrested a 51-year-old former male…
21 Countries Demand China End Attack on Press Freedom in Hong Kong
July 11, 2021
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The United States and 20 other countries issued a joint statement on July 10, expressing concern about the current and future outlook of press freedom in Hong Kong. The group of 21 governments—part of the “Media Freedom Coalition” that was established in 2019 to advocate for press freedom and the safety of journalists—pointed to the…
European Parliament Passes Resolution on Hong Kong Calling for ‘Urgent and Resolute’ Action
July 9, 2021
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The European Parliament adopted a new resolution on July 8 to condemn the communist Chinese regime’s “unprecedented” crackdown of freedom in Hong Kong, calling for a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Olympics in response to human rights abuses. The urgent resolution was passed by overwhelming majority support in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, with 578 in…
Judge Rules That 47 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists’ Cases Will Resume in September
A judge ruled on July 8 that court cases for 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists will resume in late September, after prosecutors were granted more time to build a case against them. The 47 activists, who were among 55 arrested by national security police on Jan. 6, were charged with participating in a primary vote in 2020 that was…
6 Students Among 9 Arrested in Alleged Hong Kong Bomb Plot
HONG KONG—Nine people, including six secondary school students, were arrested in Hong Kong on July 6 for allegedly plotting to set off homemade bombs in courts, tunnels, and trash cans as political tensions rise in the city where China is tightening its grip. Police said the nine were detained on suspicion of engaging in terrorist…
In China, the Pot Is Calling the Kettle Black
July 2, 2021
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After 26 years in operation, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apply Daily was forced to shut down on June 24, after Beijing froze its assets and arrested several of its journalists for violating the “National Security Law.” “It is a sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world,” President Joe Biden said in…
Former Apple Daily Executive Mark Simon: ‘You Can’t Kill the Idea of Freedom’
The former executive of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily has said “you can’t kill the idea of freedom” after the paper was forced to shut down. In an interview with EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program, former Apple Daily executive Mark Simon said that he believes Hong Kong will continue to thrive despite ever-increasing restrictions and attempts to silence…
‘You Can’t Kill the Idea of Freedom’—Mark Simon, Former Apple Daily Exec, on Its Forced Closure
Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s largest independent paper, was recently forced to shut down. What will this mean for the future of Hong Kong? And why is killing press freedom in Hong Kong actually a bad move for the CCP? Today, we sit down with Mark Simon, righthand man to Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, and…
Former Journalist at Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Released on Bail
HONG KONG—A former senior journalist at Hong Kong’s now-closed pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was released from custody on June 29, two days after he was arrested at the airport, media reported. Fung Wai-kong, 57, became the latest person from the media outlet to be targeted after a raid on the newspaper by 500 officers nearly…
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