The Hong Kong National Security law that was introduced last June is stifling freedom of the press in the former British colony. Pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was forced to cease operation on June 24. Apple Daily’s founder Jimmy Lai has been charged with foreign collusion under the national security law. Following the incident, online pro-democracy…
Hong Kong Journalists Association Issued Statement to Defend Freedom of Press
18 Children Killed in School Fire in China
Eighteen kids have been killed in a school fire. Locked dorm room doors blocked their chance to escape. Now, their families are being silenced—and made to sign compensation agreements. Armed police, caged pigeons, K-9 dogs—that’s the scene ahead of the Chinese Communist Party’s anniversary party. The regime is turning 100 in just a few days,…
China in Focus (June 28): 18 Children Killed in School Fire in China
Eighteen kids have been killed in a school fire. Locked dorm room doors blocked their chance to escape. Now, their families are being silenced—and made to sign compensation agreements. Armed police, caged pigeons, K-9 dogs—that’s the scene ahead of the Chinese Communist Party’s anniversary party. The regime is turning 100 in just a few days,…
Hong Kong ‘Getting Darker’ as Security Chief Promoted to Second-in-Command, Says China Expert
June 28, 2021
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The communist Chinese regime is changing the semi-autonomous financial hub of Hong Kong into another mainland Chinese city as Beijing installed security officials as the city’s senior leader, according to a Chinese academic. Chen Kuide, a China scholar and editor-in-chief of the magazine China in Perspective, said the communist regime was replacing officials “incongruous with…
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Condemns Forced Closure of Hong Kong’s Independent Media Apple Daily
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau issued a statement Wednesday condemning China’s National Security Law following the closure announcement of Apple Daily, one of Hong Kong’s few remaining independent media outlets. “The forced closure of the newspaper, Apple Daily, as a result of charges under the National Security Law for Hong Kong is a…
Hong Kong: Pro-Democracy Online News Outlet Prepares for Potential CCP Takedown
June 27, 2021
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Hong Kong online pro-democracy news outlet Stand News announced five actions to protect its employees, donors, readers, and board members in the event action is taken against it by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on June 27. The outlet vowed to continue its news reporting, and urged supporters to donate to other independent media, free…
Death of Free Press Spells the End of a Free Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai Advisor
June 25, 2021
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After decimating Hong Kong’s free press by forcing the closure of pro-democracy outlet Apple Daily, the Chinese communist regime will face little resistance in its bid to completely take over the city, warned the newspaper’s senior executive Mark Simon. “Once you’ve left the genie out of the bottle, it’s not going to sit there, they’re…
Why Is Beijing Punishing Hong Kong’s Apple Daily?
Commentary Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tabloid, Apple Daily, has printed its last edition on June 24 before shutting down. Apple Daily is no longer a newspaper but a symbol. On June 17, Hong Kong police arrested five top executives of the company. Five hundred police officers searched the newsroom for evidence of the company violating the…
Taiwan Condemns the Forced Closure of Apple Daily
June 25, 2021
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On Thursday, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and legislators condemned the forced closure of the pro-democratic Apple Daily in Hong Kong, slamming the move as suppression of freedom of speech. Tsai said on Facebook that she was “deeply saddened” by the forced silence of Apple Daily after its tycoon and executives were arrested and assets frozen…
Biden Decries Beijing’s ‘Intensifying Suppression’ in Hong Kong After Apple Daily Closure
June 24, 2021
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President Joe Biden demanded Beijing stop its “intensifying repression” in Hong Kong after the forced closure of a major pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily. After suffering a massive police raid a week earlier and having their funds frozen by the Hong Kong government, the outlet—one of the few independent media in the city—printed its final edition…
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