Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily may close after Chinese crackdown


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Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily may close after Chinese crackdown June 21, 2021 by SimpleNews Leave a Comment H ong Kong ’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily may close after a crackdown by Chinese authorities in the city. Five editors and executives were arrested last week under the national security law brought in by the Chinese and its offices have been searched and more than $2 million of assets have been frozen. The newspaper said its board of directors asked for the assets to be unfrozen so it can pay salaries and will meet again on Friday to decide if...