500 Hong Kong police officers raided the office of "Apple Daily", a publication owned by Jimmy Lai who is in prison for his role in democracy protests. Five editors were arrested. Media groups said the raid and arrests "are designed to create a chilling effect and intimidate journalists and media in Hong Kong."
Chris Yeung, the chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, writes about the decision of Hong Kong authorities to ban activities commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.
Normally at this time of year, Hong Kong media would have been bustling to prepare coverage of yesterday’s anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre that, before COVID-19 restrictions hit, usually included a huge vigil in Victoria Park. The event is illegal in China, but had been proudly held in Hong Kong for decades.
This year, journalists at the respected public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) said they had been told to stand down.
“We were informed that no political story is allowed,” said Emily, an RTHK employee who, along with others interviewed for this article (Ann and Andy, mentioned later), asked
Normally at this time of year Hong Kong media are bustling to prepare coverage of Friday’s anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre which, before Covid restrictions hit, usually included a huge vigil in Victoria Park. The event is illegal in China but had been proudly held in Hong Kong for decades. But this year journalists at the respected public broadcaster RTHK say they’ve been told to stand down. “We were informed that no political story.