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State Department, Lawmakers Condemn Assault on Epoch Times Reporter in Hong Kong

The State Department criticized the violent assault on a reporter with the Hong Kong Epoch Times as “unacceptable” and urged a thorough investigation. “The United States condemns the recent attack committed against an Epoch Times journalist,” a State Department spokesperson told The Epoch Times. “Attacks against journalists are unacceptable and cannot be tolerated. We urge…


Hong Kong’s Fall a Harbinger of Communist China’s Takeover of Free World: Epoch Times Hong Kong Director

The suppressive climate in Hong Kong cultivated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—under which attackers can rampage the printing press of one of the city’s independent newspapers with impunity—is what Beijing hopes to foist on the West, according to the Guo Jun, director of the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times. Once hailed for…


Hong Kong’s Fall a Harbinger of Communist China’s Takeover of Free World: Epoch Times HK Director

The suppressive climate in Hong Kong cultivated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—under which attackers can rampage the printing press of one of the city’s independent newspapers with impunity—is what Beijing hopes to foist on the West, according to the Guo Jun, director of the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times. Once hailed for…


Video: What’s Behind the Attack on The Epoch Times in Hong Kong?—Guo Jun, Head of The Epoch Times Hong Kong

In the early hours of April 12, four intruders wielding sledgehammers and other weapons barged into the printing press of the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times. They hammered printing equipment and tossed construction debris onto the machines, hoping to cripple a printing system that relies on pristine surfaces to operate smoothly. This was…


Attack on Epoch Times Printing Press Fueled by Hong Kong Government Inaction: Reporters Without Borders

The Hong Kong government, through its inaction, ended up “encouraging” the recent violent attack on the printing press of the city’s edition of The Epoch Times, said Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in a statement condemning the break-in. Around 4 a.m. on April 12, four armed men stormed the printing warehouse. They smashed equipment with sledgehammers…


Attack on Epoch Times Printing Press Fueled by HK Government Inaction: Media Advocacy Group

The Hong Kong government, through its inaction, was “encouraging” the recent violent attack on the printing press of the city’s edition of The Epoch Times, the media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a statement condemning the incident. Around 4 a.m. on April 12, four armed men barged into the printing warehouse. They…


Attack on Hong Kong Epoch Times’ Printing Press Highlights City’s Declining Press Freedom

Hong Kong’s dwindling press freedom took another blow on April 12, when The Epoch Times’ printing plant was damaged by four intruders. The incident has led to widespread criticism, some directed at the pro-Beijing Hong Kong government. “If the Hong Kong government has any credibility left, and wants to convince the world that HK is…