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Press groups raise alarm over threats to foreign media in China
Reporters from international outlets have suffered worsening intimidation while covering Henan floodsPress gro…
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Tax raids target Indian paper that criticised government over Covid
Dainik Bhaskar accuses government of pursuing it on trumped-up charges in response to its reportingCoronavirus…
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US journalist says he was tortured during detention in Myanmar
Nathan Maung says security forces punched, slapped and beat him, and kept him blindfolded for over a weekMyanm…
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‘The pressure is unbearable’: final days of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
Newspaper’s closure shows how pro-democracy movement and press freedom are being crushedOn Wednesday morning, …
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Large crowds queue in Hong Kong for final Apple Daily edition – video
Large crowds have queued in Hong Kong to buy the final edition of the Apple Daily. The closure of Hong Kong's …
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‘Painful farewell’: Hongkongers queue for hours to buy final Apple Daily edition
Million copies printed of last issue as journalists at newspaper that was forced to close mourn ‘historical mo…
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Timeline of events leading to the closure of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
Key moments in the recent history of territory’s largest pro-democracy newspaperJune 2019 The first protests b…
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‘The blackest day’: Apple Daily’s demise comes as no surprise
Analysis: A palpable chill has run through the Hong Kong media, amid warnings about ‘fake news’ The fate of Ap…
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Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, symbol of pro-democracy movement, to close
Tabloid founded by Jimmy Lai and targeted by police raid last week will print final edition on Thursday‘The bl…
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Hong Kong police arrest editorial writer at Apple Daily newspaper
Arrest of journalist who publishes under the name Li Ping is the first of a writer at the pro-democracy newspa…
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Hungary’s LGBT protests and Juneteenth Day: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms from China to Colombia Continue reading..…
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Hong Kong’s Apple Daily could shut at weekend unless accounts are unblocked
Adviser to jailed owner Jimmy Lai says newspaper cannot pay staff after officials froze banking facilitiesHong…
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Hong Kong: Apple Daily staff treat ‘every day like it is our last’ as leaders appear in court
Newspaper staff gather outside court ahead of appearance of editor-in-chief Ryan Law and chief executive Cheun…
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‘Worst of times’: Hong Kong media defiant amid police crackdown
Apple Daily hits back after executives arrested in second raid on pro-democracy paper’s newsroomApple Daily’s …
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Hong Kong Apple Daily raid targeted ‘conspiracy’, claims security chief – video
Hong Kong's security chief, John Lee, accused the five Apple Daily directors arrested on Thursday of using 'jo…