Hong Kong loses last pro-democracy newspaper


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Menu Search Log in Hong Kong loses last pro-democracy newspaper Hong Kong’s sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper will publish its last edition Thursday, forced to shut down after five editors and executives were arrested and millions of dollars in its assets were frozen as part of China’s increasing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. News June 23, 2021 - 9:01 AM Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder and owner of Apple Daily newspaper, leaves the Court of Final Appeal for a lunch breaking after his hearing on Dec. 31, 2020, in Hong Kong. On Saturday, the editor and publisher...