Home » World » Pro-Democratic Hong Kong newspaper may be forced to close down operations within a few days – VG Pro-Democratic Hong Kong newspaper may be forced to close down operations within a few days – VG June 21, 2021 by world today news — MUST CLOSE: The pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily may be forced to close down operations within a few days, an adviser to the newspaper’s owner states. Hundreds of police officers raided the newspaper’s premises and arrested five leaders last week. Later, the newspaper’s bank accounts were frozen. Photo: Kin Cheung / AP / NTB –– The pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily may be forced to close down in just a few days, an adviser to the newspaper’s owner told Reuters. This happens after the authorities have frozen the bank accounts of the newspaper in accordance with the national security law. – We thought we could do it until the turn of the month. It’s just getting harder and harder. Now it’s a couple of days, says Mark Simon Reuters. He is an adviser to media mogul Jimmy Lai, who owns the newspaper. It was Thursday that Hundreds of police raided the premises to the newspaper. Five newspaper executives were arrested, including editor-in-chief Ryan Law. Apple Daily has long been one of the clearest voices in the defense of democratic rights in Hong Kong, and supported the widespread demonstrations in 2019. – Related posts:France records 35,641 new cases and one in five tests is positive - Executive DigestSkating queens Joy Beune and Robin Groot do a beautiful duo shootGunman Opens Fire on Mosque Worshipers in Lebanon, One Dead and Shooter ArrestedJiang Qingzhe: China has four major path options to achieve its "double carbon" goal - Finance - Chi... Reasons Why Diabetic Patients Are at Risk for Cataracts Athlé – USA – Second in the 400m, Allyson Felix qualifies for his fifth Olympic Games Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Search for: