Hong Kong: RSF Appalled by the Prolonged Detention of Apple Daily Staff Three Years After Media Shutdown
June 22, 2024
June 22, 2024
PARIS, France, June 22 -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news:
Since the forced closure of Hong Kong's largest Chinese-language independent newspaper Apple Daily three years ago, seven of its staff members, including the founder Jimmy Lai, are still detained and awaiting verdicts on spurious national security charges. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls again for their immediate release, and for the end of their prolonged detention without a fair trial.
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Since the forced closure of Hong Kong's largest Chinese-language independent newspaper Apple Daily three years ago, seven of its staff members, including the founder Jimmy Lai, are still detained and awaiting verdicts on spurious national security charges. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls again for their immediate release, and for the end of their prolonged detention without a fair trial.
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