Publisher, editor’s global forum condemn arrest of Hong Kong media owner – Dhaka Tribune

The leaders of the two forums have expressed grave concern over the arrest of Jimmy Lai, the founder and publisher of Apple Daily, in Hong Kong on Monday The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum (WEF) condemned the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai whose Apple Daily newspaper has been sharply critical of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. The leaders of the two forums have expressed grave concern over the arrest of Jimmy Lai, the founder and publisher of Apple Daily, in Hong Kong on Monday. Lai, his two sons, and six…