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Hong Kong Journalists Association Issued Statement to Defend Freedom of Press

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
Olivia Li
6/29/2021|Updated: 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
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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