Apple Daily Closed by China
Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy paper Apple Daily has announced its closure, in a blow to media freedom in the city.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the paper's closure was a "chilling blow to freedom of expression in Hong Kong".1 Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, who has long been a critic of the Chinese Communist Party, is already in jail on a string of charges.
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Apple Daily: Hong Kong pro-democracy paper announces closure. June 23, 2021. BBC News.