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well known media outlets such as apple, daily stand, news, and citizen news. i've had no choice, but to shop shop. it's prompted several journalists to abandon hong kong for safety abroad. the w joyce lee meets some in democratic taiwan. just 2 months ago allan still had hope for his future as a journalist, he brought his prescott with him when he moved from hong kong to ty pay. but they are now worth us after the hong kong use out less. he walked for shut down and mid pressure from beijing. i've been a reporter for 6 years over news outlet, so i've worked for a gone one after the other. it feels like my identity is fading away to. this is the 3rd time allen, which is not his real name lost his job in just 6 months. he was an investigative reporter for apple daily, but the police detained several editors and a paper closed. i used to work closely with the people arrested. it's terrifying and the threat feel so imminent. at 1st i thought things would get better after a while, but then you heard a former colleagues being brought to the police station and going m

he was an investigative reporter for apple daily, but the police detained several editors and a paper closed. i used to work closely with the people arrested. it's terrifying and the threat feels so imminent. at 1st i thought things would get better after a while, but then you heard of former colleagues being brought to the police station and going missing. it's like the clearing, frontline journalists pro democracy publications like apple daily stand, news and citizen newest went dog after enormous government pressure authorities have insisted that price freedom remains protected. i recent survey by the hong kong foreign correspondents club found otherwise more than 70 percent of the journalists that they were worried about being arrested to all prosecutor to for their work under the national security lol. nearly half the respondents were considering leaving the city song. she whole flight to taiwan 6 months ago, shortly after he was sacked by the public broadcaster, i'll he, h, k. he host at a popular satari go show, which is why the authorities targeted him. lay odds is here that t

and he accused hunter biden of chinese business ties, and you know what apple daily did?ency now lay on apple daily has nothing to do with national security. it has to do with fraud, and apple daily actually lied to the government and misused the land, which is supposed to be used for media purposes and used it for company secretarial purpose. and so i find it very difficult to believe that you would use the word "well—respected" to describe mrjimmy lai. i wonder what the government in hong kong and indeed the government in beijing is so frightened of, mr lee. maybe you can tell me. when people are arrested — ma chun—man was one individual arrested for simply waving banners and wearing slogans on t—shirts which call for liberation of hong kong — when ngos that defend human rights are forced to close, when university campuses are raided, when teachers are banned from teaching because they're deemed to have sympathy with the pro—democracy movement, what are the authorities so scared of? well, first of all, i disagree with the fact that you say that authorities are scared. t

he was an investigative reporter for apple daily, but the police detained several editors and a paper closed. i used to work closely with the people arrested. it's terrifying and the threat feel so imminent. at 1st i thought things would get better after a while, but then you heard a former colleagues being brought to the police station and going missing. it's like the clearing, frontline journalists pro democracy, publications like apple daily stand, news and citizen news went dog after enormous government prussia authorities have insisted debt press freedom remains protected. i recent survey by the hong kong foreign correspondence club found otherwise more than 70 percent of the journalists that they were worried about being arrested or prosecuted for the work under the national security lol. nearly half the respondents were considering leaving the city song. she whole flight to taiwan 6 months ago, shortly after he was sagged by the public broadcaster, i'll g h k. he host at a popular satari kotia, which is why the authorities taca to tin lay all this year. that sees i for i left,

last pro democracy paper, apple daily. that was for to close in june last year after its assets was seized and founded jimmy lie, arrested. authorities have also blocked programs on public broadcast, the radio, television, hong kong, and issued directives to stuff. it's now uncertain how remaining outlets, including hong kong free press can survive. the decision by citizen used to close is another sign that the media environment here is becoming increasingly difficult . yet hong kong authorities have repeatedly rejected claims of a crackdown. thank they are not targeting the media journalism as not sedition, but seditious accent activities and inciting other people through public action activities could not be con, don't. under the guise of news reporting, hong kong chief secretary john les criticized a recent editorial published in the wall street journal title. no one is safe in hong kong, saying that recent arrests had nothing to do with me. your freedom. hong kong was once known as a vibrant hub for media outlets, but

last week's raid and arrests at stan news and the force closure of apple daily last year. rick clinic reports from hong kong in hong kong stringing media space. another loss in a statement on social media independent online, new site citizen, you said it would stop operating from tuesday, saying it needed to ensure the safety of its staff. it described itself as a little boat in the middle of tremendously rough seas. that announcement came less than a week after stan use announced it would close down. i was off to the independent publication, had been rated by police, and 7 people were arrested. in october, hong kong security bureau accused citizen news is misleading its readers when reporting that free speech was no longer guaranteed under the national security law . found a chris young settle, those who just didn't use not being contacted by national security police. it was impossible for the small outlet to continue. overall media is facing a face and increasingly tough environment for those who are being seen as critical or troublemakers. they are more wonderful. young

the 3rd media outlet to shut in recent months following the closure of pro democracy newspaper, apple daily and online site stand news, citizen news founder and chief rider. chris young. had this to say about why they're calling it quits. we have not been contacted by by police or national security office or on any on any matters. but the, the indication is clear that overall media is facing a face and increasingly tough environment. and for those who are being seen as critical or troublemakers, they are more, they are more on the revolt. so this is what we are facing. and that's why we made that decision for more. we have joyce lee from our east asia bureau in ty pay a joyce. can you tell us a little bit more about citizen news in hong kong? what kind of stories did it cover? how popular was it? so citizen news was founded in 2017, a number of veteran hong kong report us and supported entirely by crowd funding. and they are very well known for the investigative reports as well as the date of journalism. and they want to human rights crisis and was in 2019 for a piece of our train attack du

hong kong's largest pro-democracy paper, the apple daily, was rated and forced to close in june. -- raidedd forced to close in june. jim ely was sentenced to 13 months in jail. chinese communist party is shutting down all free press in hong kong the snuff out the last vestiges of democracy in the former british territory. >> let's get more on the situation from someone who knows it well, steve vines, a journalist and broadcaster who lived and worked in hong kong for more than three decades. he joins us now from london. thanks for joining us. let's start with your experience there. what role did stand news play in the media landscape? >> stand news played in a very important role, a chinese language outlets. it was one of the two remaining independent news outlets with any form of mass information. it provided a large source of information to a large swath of the hong kong population. the conventional media, the traditional newspapers have largely come under the control of the government directly or indirectly, so it is ly online outlets that only perform some kind of independent function.

your police were in action for the 2nd time against apple daily. the only pro democracy print newspaper in hong kong. and you rated it, do you remember how many police your government sent in to the newspaper offices that day? june 17th. you remember at the, at pole daily, it's not an independent newspaper. is a political platform for more realization against the government. well, yeah, that, that you mean you remember how many, many, many people like me declare, he is an agent of the you, as he said that he share the comma though use of the, of the us. and i makes him an a u. s. war on enemy ground, he said that them so. and he said he was at the for fun of the occupy central movement. you're, you're not, you're not going to answer my question, regina 500 police that's been, you know, it is relevant. a lot of evidence to call collect. you need to send a lot of 500 bodies. what did they think they were going to find that piles of sub machine guns, helicopter gunship on the roof? what would they, what would every, all police force they all they remo

quick citizen news is the third outlet to shut down after stand news and apple daily.s forced to close in june last year after its assets were seized and the founder arrested. authorities have blocked programs on public broadcasting radio television hong kong, and issued directives to staff. it is uncertain how remaining outlets, including hong kong free press, can survive. the decision i citizen news to close is another sign the media environment is becoming increasingly difficult. hong kong authorities repeatedly rejected claims of a crackdown, saying they are not targeting the media. >> journalism is not sedition, but seditious acts and activities and inciting other people through public accent activities could not be condoned . under the guise of news reporting. >> the chief secretary criticized an editorial published in the wall street journal titled "no one is safe in hong kong," saying recent arrests had nothing to do with media freedom. hong kong was once known as a vibrant hub for media outlets but and national security law in 2020 changed that and left many f

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however, this is the 3rd outlet to shut down off to apple daily and stand news. and there are serious fears over whether other outlets will be able to survive in this intensified media environment. hong kong was once known as a thriving, vibrant hub for media outlets. but a chill has been sent through the industry since paging and post the security law in the city last year. the hong kong authorities, however, ab deny that there was a crack down in the city saying they are not targeting the media. chinese poverty giant ever grand, her suspended trading on hong kong stock market is value priced by more than 9 percent after it failed to pay investors. i'm very say it's missed several payments in a recent month. ever grand holes, more than $300000000000.00 as more than any other property developer in the wild. victor gao is chip o a professor at a, so chow university shares and a grant that will have huge repercussions for customers, but it does not believe it will affect the global economy ever. grant is the largest property developer in china and possibly in the w

the arrests and raid of it's new through and the 4th closure . 1 of apple, daily and june, last year, citizen years described itself as a small boat in tremendously rough seas. it's found a chris young said that he hoped it would not deterred young journalists from taking part in the industry. and that there still a role for media here in hong kong. however, it's still unclear whether the remaining outlets, like hong kong free press can survive in this environment. chief executive carry lamb said that it's not about press freedom that it's about upholding the national security law. while hong kong authorities deny there's a crack down here and say they are not targeting the media. the hong kong journalist association says that attacks on the press threatened the status of hong kong as ages world city. hong kong was once known as a thriving hub for media outlets. but since the national security law was introduced in 2020, that changed. and now there are big fears over where the independent journalism here is being crushed. the founder of collapsed blood testing start up, the runners ha

and the 4th closure of apple daily in june. now, citizen news described itself as a little boat in the middle of tremendously rough seas. the citizen news found a chris young said that he hoped it wouldn't deter all the journalists from taking part in the industry. and that there is still a role for media to play here in hong kong. however, it's, it's hard to see it any other way a chill has taken hold of the media industry here, and it's unclear where the other remaining outlets like hong kong free press can continue to survive here in hong kong. hong kong authorities have repeatedly denied any crack down and say that there is no attack or target of the major. in particular. however, the hong kong journalist association says that attacks on the press threatened hong kong status as ages world city. hong kong was once a thriving, very vibrant place for media outlets in the region. and that will change off to the national security low was entry in 2020. there are now serious fears over where the independent journalism in hong kon

however, this is the 3rd hour to shut down off to apple daily and stand news, and they're all serious fears over whether other outlets will be able to survive in this intensified media environment. hong kong was once known as a thriving, vibrant hub for media outlets. but a chill has been sent through the industry since begging impose the security law in the city last year. the hong kong authorities. however, ab deny that there was a crackdown in the city saying they are not targeting the media. still ahead on al jazeera u. s. president joe biden reaffirms support for ukraine, promising a decisive response if moscow invasive and canyon conservation is richard lee key, who helped to prove that humans evolved in africa as dies ah ah, look forward to pearly to skies. with sponsored my cattle at ways last year ended this year started across a good part of here. pretty mild to be honest, new think from the way the classes moving. it will stay that way. the west winds coming from the west, north from the north, but it won't. there is a change on the horizon dot immediate for today and tomor

however, this is the 3rd outlet to shut down off to apple daily and stand news. and there are serious fears over whether other outlets will be able to survive in this intensified media environment. hong kong was once known as a thriving, vibrant hub for media outlets. but a chill has been sent through the industry since by j impose the security law in the city last year. the hong kong authorities. however, ab deny that there is a crack down in the city saying they are not targeting the media. still ahead on al jazeera protesters in iraq demand an investigation into the dead stuff happens in the money, even in general, killed in the u. s. jones trying to years ago, and the colorful and century 0 south african tradition. that once again falling victim to the pandemic, ah, well the seasons settle down, i see now much of the heavy weather around se asia is over the water. this clay was demonstrating the forecasts, suggests with orange tops, but equally we've had quite a few showers recently called lumper and singapore that have been big pause and i think there's more

reporter: connie, who doesn't want her full name published for safety reasons, worked at the tabloid apple dailyce raided its offices, seized its assets and arrested at least nine executives and staffers on charges of collusion with foreign powers. after a 16-year career as a journalist in hong kong, connie is now unemployed. >> i'm thinking of leaving hong kong. >> why? >> because it is not safe anymore. >> reporter: hong kong used to be the freest corner of modern day china, a former british colony that was supposed to be spared the strict government censorship in mainland china. the city was home to a feisty local press corps. in 2000, reporters shouted questions at then chinese leader jiang zemin. >> hong kong was also a very big center for international coverage in the asian region, precisely because it was a place where you didn't need to worry about someone knocking on your door in the early hours of the morning. >> hello, and welcome to the post. >> reporter: for 20 years, british journalist steve vines hosted a news show on hong kong's public television network, but he packed up and lef

reporter: connie who doesn't want her full name published for safety reasons, worked at the tabloid apple dailyrested at least nine executives and staffers on charges of collusion with foreign powers. after a 16-year career as a journalist in hong kong, connie is unemployed. >> i'm thinking of leaving hong kong. >> why? >> because it is not safe anymore. >> reporter: hong kong used to be the freest corner of modern day china, a former british colony that was supposed to be shared the strict government censorship in mainland china. the city was home to a feisty local press corps. in 2000 supporters shouted questions at then chinese leader zang gentlemen min. >> hong kong was also a very big center for international coverage in the asian region, precisely because it was a place where you didn't need to worry about someone knocking on your door in the early hours of the morning. >> hello, and welcome to the post. >> reporter: for 20 years british journalist steve vines hosted a show, but packed up and left for this rain-soaked corner of england last year after he watched authorities arrest dozens

apple daily was this big tabloid newspaper that challenged and criticized the government and it was raidedd top editors arrested, sentenced on different charges. millions of dollars in its assets frozen. i watched the printing presses go dark for the very last time there and then just last week police raided another independent online pro democracy news outlet, stand news, arrested at least seven people, seized its assets. what we're seeing here is one of the last remaining voices saying we don't want to take that risk. the government insists it's following through on police work when it accuses them of sedition and national security threats but the writing is on the wall with what's really happening here. >> ivan watson, thank you for your reporting as usual. >>> back here at home, one less headache when it comes to your health care. the days of surprise medical bills are supposed to be over. the no surprise medical bill are supposed to be over. importantly here, that are not in their network. there are 10 million claims of surprise bills. >>> the markets on the first trading days of 2022

however, this is the 3rd outlet to shut down after apple daily. and stan news and they're all serious fears over whether other outlets will be able to survive and this intensified media environment. hong kong was once known as a thriving, vibrant hub for media outlets. but a chill has been sent through the industry since by j impose the security law in the city last year. the hong kong authorities. however, ab deny that there is a crack down in the city saying they are not targeting the media. at least 6 people have been killed in a suspected, al should barbara talking, kenya, it happened in the coastal, lemme region, the borders, somalia, the county commissioners. so security forces pursuing the attackers who have also torched houses. popular tourist destination has suffered frequent attacks by the al qaeda linked group. the us president, his racial ukraine, that washington will respond decisively if russia invaded the country. joe biden, and speak to bear with me at the sky over the phone, renewing his support for ukraine. russia has mass thousa