IFJ 11 January 2021 Hong Kong: Authorities demand media organisations hand over materials The Hong Kong police served four media organisations with court warrants requiring the handing in of internal documents related to July's primary elections on January 6. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Hong Kong Journalists' Association (HKJA), expressed concern about the chilling effect that such acts will have on the press and called on Hong Kong authorities to stop harassing journalists and media organisations. A man (R) holds a copy of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily during a demonstration at a mall on the eve of the first anniversary of the Prince Edward MTR station incident in Hong Kong on August 30, 2020. Credit: May James/AFP