Why pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily is likely to shut down 'in a matter of days'
Fp Staff • 4 years agoPolitically, Apple Daily takes a pro-democracy and anti-China position and founder Jimmy Lai has repeatedly found himself on the receiving end of Chinese ire
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under national security law
• 4 years agoThe Apple Daily tabloid founder was charged on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, two Apple Daily executives charged with fraud
• 4 years agoThe charges come a day after three prominent young democracy campaigners — including Joshua Wong — were jailed for taking part in pro-democracy protests
'We will persevere': A newspaper faces the weight of Hong Kong's crackdown
• 5 years agoIn Hong Kong’s newly restrictive environment, the freewheeling publication is both a target and a test case for the government’s authority over the media
Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai arrested under new national security law
• 5 years agoLai owns the Apple Daily newspaper and Next Magazine, two outlets unapologetically pro-democracy and critical of Beijing
Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai quits after pro-democracy protest arrest
Fp Archives • 10 years agoHong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing, has stepped down as editor-in-chief of the Apple Daily after being arrested for refusing to leave a key pro-democracy protest site.