Watchdog: Apple Daily trial typifies declining press freedom in Hong Kong
washington — In the four years since Hong Kong enacted its national security law, the country's press freedom record is in free fall, according to media advocates. More than 900 journalists have lost their jobs, several media outlets have closed or moved overseas, and some journalists, including pro-democracy Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai, are in prison. "The Chinese and Hong Kong government's forced closure of Apple Daily and prosecutions of its owner and editors are very chilling, and they... Читать дальше...