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Summary of what happened to #HongKong press:
- Jimmy Lai, founder of only remaining pro-democratic newspaper @appledaily_hk, arrested under national security law, newsroom searched
- News directors of iCable and NowTV, two credible broadcast stations, replaced
- Immigration department set up new unit to review visa applications of foreign journalists - International media outlets have trouble getting visas for correspondents in HK - Independent outlets denied access to reporting sites/interviews with police
- public broadcaster @rthk_enews, which is now under a government probe, is also blocked from entering Apple Daily headquarters to report on the ongoing search.https://twitter.com/damon_pang/status/1292674800574332929?s=20 …
List of media barred from reporting onsite grows to include international outlets @AP @AFP @Reuters, while other journalists at police press brief weren't allowed to ask questions. Authorities essentially barred anyone from challenging their statement.https://twitter.com/phoebe_kongwy/status/1292691868120039426?s=20 …
Arrests under national security law today grew to 9, including @wilsonlicc, formerly Scholarism/freelance videographer for ITV and Andy Li of HK Stories over alleged foreign collusion. The duo are accused of running international lobbying group 我要攬炒, TVB reported.
Spoke to @lwcalex on police's raid of @appledaily_hk newsroom, where reporters and staff found themselves surrounded by >200 police officers on Monday morning. He described the scene as 兵臨城下.https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-08-09/hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-arrested-under-security-law …
To offer you a glimmer of hope:https://twitter.com/KangHexin/status/1292697036513574912?s=20 …
Your reminder that @appledaily_hk is still operating today and there’ll be print paper tmr: “In the face of these illegal, unreasonable and barbaric tactics, the staff of Apple Daily will stay fearless and continue speaking the truth amid persecution”https://hk.appledaily.com/us/20200810/ZUO2FPO63GVMUTVOIFBCERLPPQ/ …
Police making new rules as they go and policing news reporting.https://twitter.com/krislc/status/1292806705768591361?s=20 …
It's almost the end of a long, horrifying day, yet the staff of @appledaily_hk still managed to turn it into a valuable lesson on journalism and news production. This is solid proof that PRESS FREEDOM HAS NOT DIED (yet).https://twitter.com/XinqiSu/status/1292857595594588160?s=20 …
Fuck! They have been watching Dutton & his Border Force!
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