Fears for press freedom in Hong Kong's as Apple Daily executives are charged
The arrests have raised further alarm over media freedom in Hong Kong and have been criticised by Western governments, international rights groups and press associations
18 June 2021 - 12:17
Hong Kong — Hong Kong police charged the chief editor and CEO of pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on Friday with collusion with a foreign country, a national security case that has sent chills through the city's media.
On Thursday, 500 police raided the media outlet and officers were seen sitting in front of computers in the newsroom after the arrest of five Apple Daily executives at dawn on suspicion that dozens of its articles violated Hong Kong's new security law...
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