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Apple Daily, Hong Kong's Leading Pro-Democracy Newspaper, Shuts Down After Relentless Hounding By Beijing-Backed Local Government by Swarajya Staff - Jun 23, 2021 01:16 PM Jimmy Lai Snapshot Apple Daily, owned by now-jailed media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, has been hounded by the government for more than a year now. Earlier today, city police detained the paper’s lead editorial writer for allegedly colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security. The board of the media company decided to shut down after Hong Kong authorities blocked access to the company’s bank accounts following the arrests of senior editors and...
