Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily says it will close by Saturday


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Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily says it will close by Saturday June 23, 2021 by SimpleNews Leave a Comment The tabloid confirmed it will close its doors by Saturday, buckling under financial pressure from authorities following an assets freeze. Hong Kong police arrested a columnist from the newspaper on Wednesday morning, in the latest move in a media crackdown. The force confirmed a 55-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to collude with a foreign country or foreign forces. He was apprehended under the national security law which saw hundreds of officers raid the newsroom last week. Apple...