One of Hong Kong’s top pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, has announced its closure. This comes as China ramps up its campaign to wipe out the last pockets of democracy protests and activism in Hong Kong. This article is published by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC):

Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy paper Apple Daily has announced its closure, in a blow to media freedom in the city.

The tabloid’s offices were raided last week over allegations that several reports had breached a controversial national security law.

Police detained the chief editor and five other executives, and company-linked assets were frozen.

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