Erst vor wenigen Tagen wurden mehrere Führungskräfte von der prodemokratischen Hongkonger Zeitung „Apple Daily“ festgenommen. Der Chefredakteur und der Herausgeber sitzen in Untersuchungshaft. Nun stellt das Blatt den Betrieb ein. https://t.co/4cANOqJJ6o
A Hongkong, Tong Ying-kit, 24 ans, est le premier manifestant jugé en vertu de la nouvelle loi de sécurité nationale imposée par Pékin. Il est accusé de « terrorisme » et d’« incitation à la sécession ». https://t.co/IjddMbgJqs
In #Hongkong hat der Prozess gegen den ersten unter dem umstrittenen Sicherheitsgesetz angeklagten Aktivisten #Tong Ying-Kit begonnen. https://t.co/slHOT1TGHH
Die prodemokratische Zeitung „#AppleDaily“ gilt als lautstarke Stimme für Bürgerrechte in #Hongkong. Nun hat der Vorstand verkündet, dass Print- und Onlineausgaben am Samstag geschlossen werden.
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Tourists, dressed in replica Red Army costumes, raise their right fists and pledge their allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party.
This is “red tourism” in China, where people flock to historic sites to absorb a sanitized version of the party’s history. https://t.co/raEkP6f5Pc
Xi Jinping has extended a system of control called “grid management” across China so that neighbourhood party committees can keep watch on other residents https://t.co/QOJlkOigp5
"For a large, supposedly all-powerful authoritarian state, a tabloid newspaper most likely wouldn't pose any serious challenge to its rule. But for China's ruling Communist Party, even that is seen as too much of a threat." Analysis by @Nectar_Gan https://t.co/StN5N3c4uE
As the Communist Party's centennial nears, China is erasing official wrongs and party history to preserve its triumphalist story for a young generation.
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THREAD ➡️ Next week marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Far from a cause for celebration, it's an important opportunity the remember the millions murdered by the Party and recommit ourselves to the inalienable freedom of the Chinese people.
With Apple Daily’s closure, the media landscape in Hong Kong now looks increasingly desolate, FP’s @BeijingPalmer writes in our latest China Brief.
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"I didn't always like its reporting, yet without it, Hong Kong feels less of itself," said a local pro-Beijing figure who refused to be named. "But it's an inevitable fate."
#AppleDaily#蘋果日報#HongKong
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong media groups released a statement after police raided the office of @appledaily_hk & arrested its editors: "Self-censorship will get worse if journalists are not sure whether they are able to protect their sources."
https://t.co/OjiKh70Xcl @HKJA_Official