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Three top staff of defunct Apple Daily arrested under Hong Kong security l
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 21 (ANI): The Hong Kong Police on Wednesday arrested three senior employees of now-defunct pro-democracy Apple Daily under Hong Kong's controversial national security law.
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China opposes European Parliament resolution on Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 9 (ANI): China on Friday opposed a European Parliament resolution on Hong Kong, which had denounced the closure of the city's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, highlighting the rapid deterioration of press freedom in Hong Kong.
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Myanmar protesters mark military leader's birthday with mock funerals
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 4 (ANI): Myanmar pro-democracy protesters on Saturday marked the birthday of military leader Min Aung Hlaing in several cities by burning mock coffins and his pictures.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist arrested again
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], July 1 (ANI): Marking the first anniversary of draconian Beijing-imposed national security law, Hong Kong-based pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer was arrested for the second time in less than a month, reported an American broadcaster.
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Chinese pro-democracy students facing harassment, threats in Australian un
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 30 (ANI): A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has revealed that many Chinese pro-democracy students are facing harassment, surveillance and threats in Australian universities and said that there is a lack of oversight and accountability mechanisms to ensure their aca
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Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at Hong Kong airport
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 28 (ANI): Fung Wai-kong, a senior editorial writer of Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested at the city airport on Sunday on charges of collusion, local media reported.
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Apple Daily's shutdown signals all-out attack by China on Hong Kong media,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 27 (ANI): The recent shutdown of the 26-year-old Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily has signalled an all-out Chinese attack against media and free speech in the region, as the government has already announced that it would tighten rules about accrediting journalist
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Tech, media, banks in Hong Kong fear end to their business after Apple Dai
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 26 (ANI): With closure of Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong, businesses including tech, media and banks are in fear of the possible end of their businesses in the city as China tightens its grip on a city.
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China dismisses Biden's remarks on Apple Daily closure, asks Washington no
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 26 (ANI): China's foreign ministry has dismissed US President Joe Biden's statement on the closure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper and asked Washington to stop interfering in the country's internal affairs.
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People throng overnight to buy last edition of Hong Kong's pro-democracy n
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 24 (ANI): Scores of Hongkongers rushed overnight to buy a copy of Hong Kong's Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper's last-ever edition which is to be closed its final chapter on Thursday.
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Reporters Without Borders condemns closure of Hong Kong's Apple Daily due
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 24 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a France-based non-profit aimed at safeguarding the right to freedom of information, on Wednesday condemned the closure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, following an intense crackdown by the government.
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Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper to print its last edition on Thursday
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): Hong Kong's Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper on Wednesday announced that it is shutting its operations earlier than expected and will stop publishing online from midnight.
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