accused of collusion with foreign forces under the national security law recently a poll imposed by beijing jimmy law is now the most prominent member of hong kong's pro-democracy movement to be arrested under the new law last week he was also charged with. taking part in a band vigil marking the anniversary of the $989.00 tenement square massacre. but we will move now to batteries where protesters and police have clashed after president alexander lukashenko emerged the likely winner of elections police used water cannon tear gas and stun grenades and thousands of opposition supporters gathered in the center of the capital minsk the violence broke out after state media and instead look a shadow had won a around 80 percent of the vote. seen here casting his ballot has held power since the ninety's and was running for a 6 term his challenger was 50. an english teacher who's the wife of a jailed presidential candidate she's already questioned the validity of the result . well the w.'s moscow correspondent emily share when sent us this update. following the initial results of the presidential electio

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the the news live from berlin beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrest the media tycoon and leading pro-democracy complainer jimmy law and search his newsroom teams accused of colluding with foreign forces under the tough new security law imposed by beijing. also coming. here the difference the politics. of fear and indifference to the defeated traveler the. fellow who says presidential election claims the vote was rigged and there were clashes across the nation as president of the sinkhole headed for landslide victory. and peace talks in afghanistan could start within a week after a council of afghan leaders agrees to 3400 taliban prisoners freed child abandonment made their release offer prisoners a condition for the toll. as well come to the program china again crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong with the arrest of media tycoon jimmy lie he's a prominent pro-democracy compan aren't an outspoken critic of beijing's policies in the territory an aide said lie was being held over suspected collusion with foreign forces on the tough new national security though beijing imposed in june. this was the moment

s live from berlin beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrest the media tycoon and leading pro-democracy complain jimmy lie and search his newsroom he's accused of colluding with foreign forces under the tough new security law imposed by beijing. also coming up. i think we've already won because we overcame our fear we ever came our indifference to politics and we have came out and indifference to the defeated candidate in belo russa's presidential election claims the result was rigged under ever clashes across the nation as president of the cinco headed for landslide victory. and how the coronavirus is killing the indigenous people of brazil benefiting those clearing the amazon forests for agriculture we have a special report. and gravel 1st welcome to the program china has again cracked down on democratic freedoms in hong kong with the arrest of media tycoon jimmy lie he's a prominent pro-democracy complainer an outspoken critic of beijing's policies in the territory lies own newspaper reported he was being held for suspected collusion with foreign forces under the tough national security law imposed

from violet beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrested media tycoon and leading pro-democracy complain a jimmy and searched his news room is accused of colluding with foreign forces under the tough new security imposed by beijing also coming up. clashes rose as president lukashenko claims a landslide victory despite strong challenge from an opposition candidate the election commission says the same 80 percent of the vote. more clashes in the streets of beirut as thousands school for the government to go to 1st minister quits but that's not enough for the protesters angered by last week's devastating explosions. welcome to the program china has again cracked down on democratic freedoms in hong kong with the arrest of media tycoon jimmy lie he's a prominent pro-democracy companion an outspoken critic of beijing's policies in the territory an aide said lawyer was being held over suspected collusion with foreign forces under the tough new national security law imposed in june. this was the moment of arrest jimmy lie put into an unmarked police van outside his home in hong kong. then driven away. p

media tycoon and prominent voice for democracy jimmy was arrested along with others under the new security law is beijing sending a message to other pro-democracy campaigners. and he says i'm not sure when i will be arrested and be extradited to china. what we all worry about the threats that we need to face in the coming through the full interview later in the program. and crocs in distress thousands of the joint reptiles face starvation. in india as the corner of august keeps paying visitors the way. i'm british manager welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us police in hong kong have arrested prominent pro-democracy figure and media tycoon jimmy lie under provisions of a newly implemented security law and said he had been charged with allegedly colluding with foreign powers police arrested life from his home before also searching the offices of his. 8 others have also been held in the past line has been critical of the chinese government's actions in hong kong and is the most high profile person to be arrested under the new security know which came into force on the 30th of june if convicted

news coming to you live from beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrest the media tycoon and leading pro-democracy campaigner jimmy light in his own news room is accused of colluding with foreign forces under the tough new security law posed by beijing to get the latest also coming up. cross. clashes in the. clashes across says president bush claims landslide victory despite a strong challenge from an opposition candidate results given 80 percent of the vote. clashes in lebanese capital as thousands take to the streets to get rid of the government 2 ministers have quit but that's not enough for the protesters angered by last week's devastating explosions killed more than 150 people. well i'm terry martin good to have you with us china has again cracked down on democratic freedoms in hong kong with the arrest of media tycoon jimmy lie he's a prominent pro-democracy campaigner and to nonsmoking critique of beijing's policies in the territory an aide said life was being held over suspected collusion with for a. forces under the tough security long posed by beijing in june 71 year old the popular tabloid newspaper det

coming to you live from berlin beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrest the media tycoon leading pro-democracy campaigner jimmy lie and search his news room is accused of colluding with foreign forces under the tough news any law imposed by beijing will get the latest from also coming up. in the circles. first shaking things a landslide victory despite a strong challenge from the opposition candidate the election commission says we've just taken 180 percent of the but. then clashes in the lebanese capital beirut tens of thousands take to the streets there to get rid of the government 2 ministers have quit that's not enough for the protesters were angered by last week's devastating explosions that killed more than 150 people. following terry martin good to have you with us china has again cracked down on democratic freedoms in hong kong with the arrest of media tycoon jimmy lie he's a prominent pro-democracy campaigner and an outspoken critic of beijing's policies in the territory an aide said live was being held over suspected collusion with foreign forces under the tough security long posed by beijing in june

reports from hong kong say prominent democracy advocate and beijing critic jimmy lai and a number ofple have been arrested. his paper, the apra daily, says he has been detained for alleged collusion with foreign forces under china's sweeping national security law. he said the law would kill what he called the goose that laid the golden egg and would mean the end of hong kong. and the hong kong government is threatening countermeasures against the u.s. after washington but sanctions on chief executive carrie lam and other officials. the treasury department says she is responsible for implementing beijing's policies of quote, suppression of freedom and democratic processes. the hong kong government says it is a gross interference in china's internal affairs. beirut amidinued in surging anger about last week's massive chemical explosion. protesters clash with police amid widening calls for the government to resign. lebanon is in political and economic crisis and needs international funds. the imf says the country must show debt sustainability if it is to be allowed to borrow more money.

tycoon jimmy lie has denied colluding with foreign governments he made the statement after being released from prison on bail why was arrested last monday under a new security law imposed by beijing during an interview with g w he said he expected resistance in hong kong to china would continue. venturing campaigner jimmy lie has been detained many times but this was the 1st time he was taken away in handcuffs lawyer told to die. although he expected his arrest he was surprised that it came so soon and that his sons were also targets and. this time the actual me maybe because they have this so. i was actually shocked and that makes it more scary especially when when when they take your friend me. with what you do i think this is a very effective intimidation to the community. and i says his most emotional moment this week was when he was surrounded by supporters after he was freed on bail during his foresee our detention police show to interviews he did with foreign media pads and some social media posts as evidence of suspected collusion with foreign forces and you offense that the person in jail for life i met mike pence i met on people and some of the senators and congressmen

news coming to you live from beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrest the media tycoon and leading pro-democracy campaigner jimmy at his fault though since he's accused of collusion with foreign forces through the under through the tough new security law beijing will get the latest also coming out. clutches. as president lukashenko claims a landslide victory despite a strong challenge from both candidates preliminary results 80 percent of the vote . clashes in the lebanese capital beirut as thousands take to the streets to get rid of the government minister quick but that's not enough for the protesters angered by last week's devastating explosions that killed more than 150 people. hello i'm terry march and welcome to the program police in hong kong have arrested a media tycoon jimmy lie an outspoken critic of china's policies in hong kong a top aide said law is being held over suspected collusion with foreign courses under the controversial national security flaw imposed by beijing in june 71 year old phones popular top. lloyd daly he's one of 7 people police said they arrested during raids all the monday. for

the paper says one of the activists lives in britain, another pro-beijing paper reports that the hong kong media mogul jimmyai has been giving people money. and he owns the apple newspaper which sometimes criticizes the government in beijing. agnes chow says they never told her how they suspected she had participating in illegal activity. she calls the arrest a political crackdown. the u.s. and other countries a e increasing pressure on beijing over human rights conditions in hong kong of the u.s. has imposed sanctions on senior government officials in hong kong, and mainland china. >>> u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo says china's global economic power makes the country a greater threat in some ways than the soviet union during the cold war. >> the challenge of resiststing the ccp threat is in some ways muchorore difficicult. that's because the ccp is already enmeshed in our economies, in our polilitics, i our societeties, in ways the soviet union never was. >> pompeo was addressing the senate of the czech republic on wednesday calling on countries to standnd up to beijing. he said china's global d domi

the hong kong media tycoon jimmy lives been detained in the most high profile arrest yet under beijing's new national security nor an executive in lies media group says it has been arrested on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and protesters in lebanon have gathered in the country's parliament for a 2nd night of anger grows over tuesday's explosions tear gas was fired to disperse the demonstrators have been hurling rocks they say government corruption is to blame and they demanding a political vote for. the u.s. health secretary alex has met taiwan's president signing when praised taiwan's success in tackling coronavirus and said he brought a strong message of support from president donald trump he is the highest level u.s. official to visit the island decades china is warning a trip poses a threat to regional peace and stability. president size courage and vision and leading taiwan's vibrant democracy are an inspiration to the region and to the world taiwan's response to covert 19 has been among the most successful in the world and that is a tribute to the open transparent demo

highest profile arrest yet under a controversial national security law imposed by beijing media tycoon and activist jimmy lives among 7 people detained in raids on monday an executive in lies media group says he's been held on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers well here's the founder of the apple daily one of the most widely read newspapers in hong kong al-jazeera sarah clarke is a site is headquarters with the latest. jimmy law he's one of us high profile arrests yes made under these national security laws he's going to tiny early on monday morning arrested at his home and the potential charges he faces a collusion with a foreign force a foreign country and i should also start 2 of his sons have also been arrested in this particular sweep on monday morning now they are not affiliated with the likes of apple daily but we believe that may be part of a wider investigation into the likes of jimmy lise investments and we also believe 2 of quite high profile senior executives within the company that includes the c.f.o. the chief financial officer as well as the chief executive officer they've also be

hong kong media baron jimmy la is been detained in what is the most high profile arrest yet under the beijing imposed national security law an executive in lies media group says he's been arrested on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and protesters in lebanon have gathered near the parliament for a 2nd night his anger grows over tuesday's port explosion tear gas was fired to disperse demonstrators who were hurling rocks they say government corruption is to blame and demanding a political overhaul. pakistan is allowing restaurants cylons and cinemas to reopen as part of a phased easing of coronavirus restrictions the country partially lifted its lockdown in may but the number of new infections surged in the weeks afterwards numbers of new cases have been falling recently but health workers say this is because this testing is being carried out so let's talk to come on harder now in islamabad about this so history dictates kemal that there could be another surge in cases here especially if you're thinking about things like cinemas and salons being reopened. absolutely the apprehension o

jimmy lai is an outspoken critic of beijing's policies in the territory. he was being held for suspected collusion with foreign forces under the national security law just introduced in june. >> this was the moment of arrest. jimmy lai, put into a police van outside his home in hong kong. then driven away. police raided the publisher's office late in the morning. he was then later brought to the offices of his media company, next media. paper lf released these pictures. mr.lai being escorted around the office by police officers. police said they were looking for evidence, but did not specify what exactly. the 71-year-old jimmy lai - jimmy lai i is among several arrested. in a statement, police said seven people have been detned on suspicion of fraud and colluding with foreign forces. part of f the new securityty la. >> this morning around 9:45, together with h our colleagues,e got a warrant t to conduct an opoperation to search for evidence. ourr operations were smooth and we hope to finish soon and not disturb the operation of the media. >> it is not the f

jimmy. as a lay as hong kong's most prominent pro-democracy campaigner an outspoken critic of beijing's policies in the territory by his own newspaper reported he was being held for suspected collusion with foreign forces under the national security law introduced in june this was the moment of arrest jimmy lie put into an on mock police van outside his home in hong kong. then driven away. police raided the publisher's office late in the morning. he was then later brought to the offices of his media company mixed media the paper itself released these pictures mr light being escorted around the office by police officers. police said they were looking for evidence but did not specify what exactly. the 71 year old jimmy lie is among several arrested in a police operation focused on his group of media outlets including the popular tabloid apple daily. in a statement police said 7 people have been detained on suspicion of fraud and colluding with foreign forces part of the new security law. this morning around 945 together with our colleagues from the criminal investigation department and military st

in hong kong media tycoon jimmy lai has been detained it's the most high profile arrest yet under the beijing imposed national security law is among 7 people arrested under the new law on monday an executive and lives media group says he's been arrested on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers like is the founder of apple daily which is one of the most widely read newspapers in hong kong it already been facing multiple charges for his role in the city's pro-democracy movement and the law is chairperson of the international affairs committee of the hong kong democratic party she's joining us live by skype from hong kong thank you very much indeed for being with us jamie ally is obviously a very high profile character in hong kong i mean an exceedingly wealthy man what kind of impact is his arrest going to have on the people in hong kong where of course many hong kong people woke up this morning to learn of the news and many a shock and horrify including myself and i think this is send out a very very negative message and of course it must have a chilling effect on people who want to speak

coming to you live from berlin beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrest the media tycoon leading pro-democracy campaigner jimmy light and search his news room is accused of colluding with foreign forces some of the tough news current law imposed by beijing get the latest also coming up. of course the president shaking things a landslide victory despite a strong challenge from the opposition.

chow and the entrepreneur jimmy lai were arrested under the new law which is being used to silence those within hong kong who criticise either china or hong kong‘s pro—beijingsupporters holding up copies of his apple daily newspaper, with the headline, apple will fight on. it‘s a tabloid which is highly critical of the chinese government. the paper saying it printed 550,000 copies on tuesday, instead of the normal 70,000, to cope with extra demand. he was arrested on monday on suspicion of colluding with a foreign power. pro—beijing authorities using china‘s controversial new security law to clamp down on dissent and he was not the only one. 23—year—old political activist agnes chow was also arrested at the same time, and then released just a few hours after lai‘s release. i would say that it is very obvious that the regime and the government is using the national security law to suppress political dissidents, and these kind of situation would not only happen on me but will happen on more and more hong kong people in the future. both will face trial at a later date. they could be sentenced to life in prison. paul hawkins, bbc news. the authorities in maurit

highest profile arrest yes under a controversial national security law imposed by beijing the media tycoon of activist jimmy lai has been detained with 6 others linked to his pro-democracy apple daily they're accused of colluding with foreign forces hong kong journalists association says that it's a worrying development for media freedom of 07 o'clock reports. police made the arrests on monday morning detaining jimmy lie at his home in callin the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper apple daily is well known for his criticism of china's communist party he's been arrested on suspicion of foreign collusion under the national security law imposed by china last month this morning at around $945.00 together with our colleagues on the criminal investigation department and military staff we got a warrant to conduct an operation to search for evidence i wasn't the only arrest on monday 2 of life sons were also arrested more than $200.00 police raided apple dudley's headquarters detaining senior executives including the tabloids chief executive officer detective search computers and interviewed staff many are shoc

highest profile arrest yet under a controversial national security law imposed by beijing the media tycoon and activist jimmy law is among 7 people detained in raids on monday an executive in his media group says he's been held on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers sarah clarke joins us live now from outside the apple daily newspaper headquarters in hong kong where those raids are taking place sara what do we think is going to happen to him next. well at the moment her paper we have a hive of activity behind us as you mentioned we are at the headquarters and are at least 200 police here now searching this particular building you see the vans on my right hand side we've also got a large media contingent is one nice high profile arrests yes made under these national security laws. early on monday morning arrested at his home and the potential charges he faces or collusion with a foreign force or foreign country and i should also start 2 of his sons have also been arrested in this particular sweep on monday morning now they are not affiliated with the likes of apple daily but we believe they may be part

from berlin beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrest the media tycoon and leading pro-democracy moccasin complain or jimmy law and search his newsroom he's accused of colluding with foreign forces under the tough new security law imposed by beijing. also coming. here to a marked difference to politics.

beijing. the media tycoon invectives jimmy lawyers among 7 people detained in raids on monday an executive in news media group says he's been held on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers joins us from outside the paul daily newspaper headquarters in hong kong where those raids are taking place so what do we think's going to happen to him next. well at the moment sir peter we have a hive of activity behind us as you mentioned we are at the headquarters and there are at least 200 police here now searching this particular building you see the vans on my right hand side we've also got a large media contingent that is one nice high profile arrests yes made under these national security laws. early on monday morning arrested at his home and the potential charges he faces collusion with a foreign force or foreign country and i should also state 2 of his sons have also been arrested in this particular sweep on monday morning now they are not affiliated with the likes of apple daily but we believe they may be part of a wider investigation into the likes of jimmy lies investments about 7 people a

s live from berlin beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrest the media tycoon and leading pro-democracy complain of jimmylie and search his newsroom he is accused of colluding with foreign forces on the tough new security laws imposed by beijing. also coming up i think we've.

lebanese capital also coming up beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrest a media tycoon and leading pro-democracy campaigner jimmy late and search his news room is accused of colluding with foreign forces under the tough new security long term posed by beijing. i think we've already won because we overcame other fear we overcame our indifference to politics and we have came to see and indifference doesn't that defeat it candidate and bellow bruce's presidential election claims the result was ringed thousands of protesters took to the streets across the nation as president lukashenko headed for a landslide victory. welcome to the program lebanon's government has been meeting in the aftermath of last week's massive blast and a weekend of unrest during which protesters stormed several ministries prior to the . afternoon's meeting several ministers and haasan cabinet have already quit their offices protesters have been demanding this and tire government now resign they blame the country's political elite for years of corruption and that negligence which they say made last week's explosion possible. for more and we're

jimmy li, the founder of an anti-beijing newspaper was also released on bail. police arrested him on monday saying he and other suspects colluded with foreign forces to harm national security but they did not elaborate on the alleged violation. hong kong police have arrested at least 20 people since the law took effect. a japanese expert says the latest arresests are part of beijing's warning to pro-democracy forces. >> translator: the law is very ambiguous. i believe beijing wants it that way, so that it can be interpreted arbitrarily. they arrest people first, and find crimes later. that's their usual method. >> and the phrase "made in hong kong" will soon be a thing of the past at least in the u.s. officials in washington say goods imported from the territory will have to be labeled made in china. the decision is in line with the u.s. policy to increase pressure on beijing. the u.s. customs and border protection has published a notice saying the new labeling rules will take effect on september 25th. the announcement comes four weeks after president donald tr

beijing's new national security law. what does silencing the citizens mean? ♪ china's crackdown on pro-democracy activism continues with police arresting jimmy on monday for joiningd criticizing chinese communist party. one of the most high-profile people to be arrested since beijing imposed national security law in late june. retaliation for u.s. sanctions. what does it mean? bill, you and i know jimmy. what message is china sending by arresting him? >> jimmy has been a good friend, he knows our friend personally. i'm his godfather, his family is entwined with ours. this is a big week because it marks the freedom of the press. he has a magazine and newspaper that are very popular and they are the only real counter to the propaganda that's been put on. look how beijing has acted. they put handcuffs on him and they rated him with 200 police and they had pictures go out to humiliate him but everyone in hong kong sees handcuffs as a badge of honor because you have this extraordinary thing, he's a billionaire willing to trade in the comfort of the billionaires life for prison sentence and that's happening to a lot of people who aren't as famous or well-known. it chin

news coming to you live from beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrest the media tycoon and leading pro-democracy campaigner jimmy law at his fault he's accused of collusion with foreign forces through the under through the tough new security law beijing will get the latest also coming up. clutches of course as president lukashenko claims a landslide victory despite a strong challenge for.

chow and the entrepreneur, jimmy lai, were arrested under the new law which is being used to silence those within hong kong who criticise either china or hong kong's pro—beijinghas more. freedom for now. media tycoon jimmy lai released on bail late on tuesday. he supporters holding up copies of his apple daily. a tabloid highly critical of the chinese government. the paper saying it printed 550,000 copies on a tuesday instead of the normal 70,000 to cope for the extra demand. he was arrested on monday on suspicion of colluding with a foreign power. pro— beijing authorities using the controversial new security laws to crackdown on dissent and he was not the only one. 23—year—old political and diverse —— activist agnes chow also arrested and then released also arrested and then released a few hours afterjimmy lai. it is very obvious and the government is using the national security law to suppress political dissidents and that this kind of situation would not only happen on me but more and more hong kong people in the future. both will face trial at a later date. they could be sentenced to life in prison. paul hawkins, bbc news. beijing's crackdown on hong kong

highest profile arrest yes under a controversial national security law imposed by beijing media tycoon and activist jimmy lie is among 9 people detained on monday in an executive an executive in lies media group says that he's been held on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers let's go live now to hong kong to syria sara clock is there sara what's the latest . the latest is we've had a sweeping police operation on monday as you mention the most high profile arrest today has been jimmy long. i mean the 9 arrests so far we do believe that a search is potentially still underway at the apple daily headquarters but 7 of those arrested on monday are linked to the apple daily media outlet that this media organization is well known for being a pro-democracy tabloid and jimmy lai he's the founder of this organization that he's well known also of being a critical of the china chinese communist party he's also been active on the pro-democracy front he's been part of a number of the demonstrations we saw over the last year or so and he faces charges now of collusion with a foreign force and we also know 2 of hi

highest profile arrest yet under a controversial national security law imposed by beijing media tycoon and activist jimmy lai has been detained with 6 others linked to his pro-democracy apple daily they're accused of colluding with foreign forces hong kong journalists association says it's a worrying development for media freedom to 07 o'clock reports. police made the arrests on monday morning detaining jimmy lie at his home encounter in the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper apple daily is well known for his criticism of china's communist party he's been arrested on suspicion of foreign collusion under the national security law imposed by china last month this morning at around $945.00 together with our colleagues on the criminal investigation department and military staff we got a warrant to conduct an operation to search for evidence i wasn't the only arrest on monday 2 of life sons were also arrested more than $200.00 police raided apple delis headquarters detaining senior executives including the tabloids chief executive officer detective search computers and interviewed staff many are shocked a

on to other news in the hong kong media tycoon jimmy lying has been detained this is the most high profile arrest yet under the new beijing imposed national security law lies among 7 people arrested on. an executive from his media group says he's been arrested on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers will check in with sarah clarke for the latest now from hong kong sara tell us about well not just i mean i but the others have been arrested. there is a sweeping police operation underway we've got the founder of apple delhi which is the pro-democracy media outlet here in hong kong and he's also not considered a media tycoon jimi like he's been arrested he's been arrested and the potential charges of violating the new national security laws to at the moment we have a huge police search underway about $200.00 police headquarters. and they can add conducting searches on devices interviewing di stuff already there and as you mentioned there are 7 people have been arrested so far with police some of those senior staff at the apple daily media network we also have reports that 2 of his sons jimmy lives sons have been arreste

to the protest movement, but critics have been quick to call it a beijing cut down in an effort to silence political opposition. jimmys already facing charges related to antigovernment protests in the territory last year, and we are told by a senior executive and hisimompany that tg of his latest arrest is crucial. >>or they knew while that they would probably come sooner or later for him. we basically ascertained the reason why they did itek this was jimmy has a trial coming up in two weeks for another matter. once he disposed of that matter, he could travel again. so i guess now is the time they wa ted to pull thegger. ly, i thite fra they are very frustrated that they have not been able to totally control hong kong. as usual, they hold jimmy and apple daily responsible for a large part of that. >> pro-democracy activists have been condemning his arrest via twitter. it w called the end of freedom of press in hong kong. the national security law is quashing the freedom of our fear.t spreading political another high profile activist, joshua, reated that message. >> police were sent to the apple daily headquarters, an

linked to the protest movement, critics have been quick to call it a beijing clampdown and an effort to silence political opposition. jimmyted to anti—goverment protests in the territory last year. and we're told by a senior executive at mr lai's company that the timing of his latest arrest is crucial. well, the boss has known for a while that they were probably going to come sooner or laterfor him. we basically have ascertained the reason why they did it this week was jimmy has a trial coming up in two weeks for another matter. once he disposed of that matter he could travel again, so i guess that was the time they wanted to pull the trigger. also, quite frankly, i think they are very frustrated that they have not been able to totally control hong kong and as usual they hold jimmy and apple daily responsible for a large part of that. pro—democracy activists have condemned his arrest. on twitter nathan law — a prominent campaigner — called it... another high—profile activist, joshua wong, repeated that message. police were sent to the apple daily headquarters and they even searched on the material of the journalists, whic