Summary of what happened to #HongKong press:
- Jimmy Lai, founder of only remaining pro-democratic newspaper @appledaily_hk, arrested under national security law, newsroom searched
- News directors of iCable and NowTV, two credible broadcast stations, replaced
- Jimmy Lai, founder of only remaining pro-democratic newspaper @appledaily_hk, arrested under national security law, newsroom searched
- News directors of iCable and NowTV, two credible broadcast stations, replaced
- Immigration department set up new unit to review visa applications of foreign journalists
- International media outlets have trouble getting visas for correspondents in HK
- Independent outlets denied access to reporting sites/interviews with police
- International media outlets have trouble getting visas for correspondents in HK
- Independent outlets denied access to reporting sites/interviews with police
- public broadcaster @rthk_enews, which is now under a government probe, is also blocked from entering Apple Daily headquarters to report on the ongoing search.
Arrests under national security law today grew to 9, including @wilsonlicc, formerly Scholarism/freelance videographer for ITV and Andy Li of HK Stories over alleged foreign collusion. The duo are accused of running international lobbying group 我要攬炒, TVB reported.
Spoke to @lwcalex on police's raid of @appledaily_hk newsroom, where reporters and staff found themselves surrounded by >200 police officers on Monday morning. He described the scene as 兵臨城下. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
To offer you a glimmer of hope:
Your reminder that @appledaily_hk is still operating today and there’ll be print paper tmr: “In the face of these illegal, unreasonable and barbaric tactics, the staff of Apple Daily will stay fearless and continue speaking the truth amid persecution”hk.appledaily.com/us/20200810/ZU…
Police making new rules as they go and policing news reporting.
It's almost the end of a long, horrifying day, yet the staff of @appledaily_hk still managed to turn it into a valuable lesson on journalism and news production. This is solid proof that PRESS FREEDOM HAS NOT DIED (yet).
