As the Hong Kong authorities expand their investigation into Apple Daily by arresting an opinion writer, the fiercely independent newspaper says it will close this week. Already two top executives and its owner are facing national security charges nytimes.com/2021/06/23/wor…
Apple Daily tells subscribers that all web and app content will disappear at midnight. Between this and RTHK taking down reports, a lot of information about recent events in the city is being memory-holed hk.appledaily.com/local/20210623…
Apple Daily says it will print 1 million copies for its last day, about 10 times a normal day’s production. “We want readers to know, Apple Daily isn’t only a newspaper, it represents Hong Kong’s freedom.” hk.appledaily.com/local/20210623…
The story on the greatest hits of Apple's paparazzi coverage is truly amazing. And yes, it's on the wayback machine web.archive.org/web/2021062313…
Apple Daily’s website has now disappeared. Visitors just get a goodbye message
The app went down a little earlier
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“Welcome Enaction of the National Security Law” appeared on the Hong Kong waterfront overnight
One question among many about the national security law: will slogans like “End one-party dictatorship” remain legal? Leung Kwok-hung and other members of his League of Social Democrats hold up signs with that phrase and “Resist the national security law” in Wanchai this morning
Police have now corralled the group of about 20 and are searching some of them
More than 400 pages of internal Chinese documents detail the origins and growth of the indoctrination program in Xinjiang, where a million or more predominately Muslim minorities have been held in a vast network of detention centers nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Not going to be able to explain it all in a thread. We put months of reporting, analysis and translation work into this story. I’ve disappeared from Hong Kong coverage a few times recently (including this past week) with only mumbled excuses for my absence (Sorry!)
There were many days of huge protests here while I was holed up contemplating internal party speeches. As much as I wanted to see the action on the streets, my editors realized the significance of this material and gave us the time to sort it all out
Protests in Hong Kong on Sunday started with a rally in Chater Garden (approved by police) and then a march (not approved). The destination was going to be Sun Yat-Sen MemorialPark in western Hong Kong Island. But now thousands are marching east. Don’t know why yet!
Lennon Wall going up on Queensway in Admiralty, which is now full of protesters
Protesters streaming past police headquarters. The final destination of the march is now apparently Victoria Park in Causeway Bay