China has continued its crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong. 500 police officers were sent to raid a pro-democracy paper linked to imprisoned activist Jimmy Lai. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) had this information:

Police also arrested the editor-in-chief and four other executives at their homes. It also froze HK$18m ($2.3m; £1.64m) of assets owned by three companies linked to Apple Daily.

The paper is owned by Jimmy Lai, who is in jail on a string of charges.

Apple Daily is known to be critical of the mainland Chinese leadership.

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