Published: June 18th, 2021,
Last updated: January 31st, 2023
Hong Kong’s National Security Law is exactly as repressively applied as feared: During a raid on the Apple Daily newspaper, the police arrested the paper’s Editor-in-Chief and the publisher’s Managing Director, as well as three other high-ranking employees. Authorities accuse them of endangering the city’s security by „conspiring with foreign forces“. The Security Ministry cites reports and comments published by the journalists as evidence. Police raided the publishing building on Thursday morning with 500 emergency personnel – to seize research material, among other things. The editorial team posted several videos of the action on its Facebook page.