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Hong Kong Journalists Association Issued Statement to Defend Freedom of Press

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Hong Kong Journalists Association Issued Statement to Defend Freedom of Press
A woman tries to take a picture of last issue of Apple Daily in front of a newspaper booth where people queue up to buy the newspaper at a downtown street in Hong Kong, on June 24, 2021. Vincent Yu/AP Photo
Olivia Li
By Olivia Li
6/29/2021Updated: 6/30/2021

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.

Olivia Li
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Olivia Li is a contributor to The Epoch Times with a focus on China-related topics since 2012.
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