Apple Daily, Pro-Democracy Newspaper in Hong Kong, Says it Will Close


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Share Share Share Share Share HONG KONG — Apple Daily, a defiantly pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong, said on Wednesday that it would cease operations, as the authorities ramped up pressure on the publication in a campaign that has raised concerns over the state of media freedoms in the city. The newspaper said it would stop publishing in print and online by Thursday, after the police last week froze its accounts and arrested top editors and executives. The closure will silence one of the biggest and most aggressive media outlets in the city, highlighting the vast reach of the security...