pro-democracy appel daily are in custody accused of colluding with foreign forces the hong kong journalists association says it's a worrying development for media freedom sarah clarke reports. police made the arrests on monday morning detaining jimmy lie at his home in counting 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 shocked and horrified 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 spe

silence the opposition and crackdown on democracy in the semi autonomous region the hong kong journalists association says it's a worrying development the media freedom it never happened before in hong kong in reason perhaps that that case we've seen there perhaps sent in for it well cities and countries but but we never expect that that would have happened in hong kong. happen causing direct and indirect threats through press freedom and journalists monday's arrests of the most high profile under the national security law which was introduced just over a month the guy a number of countries have condemned the legislature. including the united states united kingdom astray and canada but the government here has defended the new law stating it's crucial to restore order to a city that's been plagued by months of protests sarah clarke al jazeera hong kong . stephen vines is a political commentator and author they stand hong kong he says there is a crackdown taking place on all levels of society you don't give that level of how the city chill rate if you don't want to send a chilling signal to the rest of

silence the opposition and crackdown on democracy in the semi autonomous region the hong kong journalists association says it's a worrying development for media freedom it never happened before in hong kong in reason perhaps at that case we've seen that perhaps sent in for well cities and countries but but we never expect that that would have happened in hong kong. happen causing direct and indirect threats through press freedom and journalists monday's arrests of the most high profile under the national security law which was introduced just over a month the guy a number of countries have condemned the legislature. including. the kingdom and canada but the government has defended its crucial to restore order to a city that's been plagued by months of protests clock al-jazeera hong kong. hong kong police made several other arrests approach a police source said the pro-democracy activist agnes chyle is one of a total of 10 people detained charles fellow activist nathan law tweeted that she's being held under the new special security law he said that he was still trying to get information on her arrest

silence the opposition and crackdown on democracy in the semi autonomous region the hong kong journalists association says it's a worrying development for media freedom it never happened before in hong kong in reason perhaps that that case we've seen there perhaps sent in for it well cities and countries but but we never expect that that would have happened in hong kong. happen causing direct and indirect threats through press freedom and journalists monday's arrests of the most high profile under the national security law which was introduced just over a month the guy a number of countries have condemned the legislature. including the united states united kingdom astray and canada but the government here has defended the new york state it's crucial to restore order to a city that's been plagued by months of protests sirrah clark al-jazeera hong kong . and hong kong police have made several other arrests pro-democracy activists agnes chiles one of 10 people detained charles a fellow activist nathan law tweeted that she's being held under the new national security law he says he's still trying to get

silence the opposition and crackdown on democracy in the semi autonomous region the hong kong journalists association says it's a worrying development for media freedom it never happened before in hong kong in reason perhaps at that case we've seen that perhaps in in for it well cities and countries but but we never expect that that would have happened in hong kong. happen causing direct and indirect threats through press freedom and journalists monday's arrests of the most high profile under the national security law which was introduced just over a month the guy a number of countries have condemned the legislation including the united states united kingdom astray and canada but the government here has defended the new york state think it's crucial to restore order to a city that's been plagued by months of protests sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong . well media freedom is protected on the hong kong's basic law the territory has long been a base for foreign media companies reporting in china apple daily newspaper staff says they arrests say the arrests of their colleagues are a step towards the end

pro-democracy apple daily news they're accused of colluding with foreign forces but hong kong journalists association says it's a worrying development for me a freedom sarka reports. police made the arrests on monday morning detaining jimmy lie at his home in counting 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 shocked and horrified 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 out a

hong kong who criticise either china or hong kong's pro—beijing ruling class. joining me live is chris yeung, the chair of the hong kong journalists association. thank you very muche pretty difficult at the moment. how important are difficult at the moment. how importantarejimmy difficult at the moment. how important arejimmy lai and his newspaper to hong kong?m important arejimmy lai and his newspaper to hong kong? it is a very popular newspaper and also very popular newspaper and also very controversial. jimmy lai has a role as a media boss but also as being active... being an activist. properly he is the first media boss to be met with aus first media boss to be met with a us vice president. there is a lot of support notjust a us vice president. there is a lot of support not just for the newspaper but also for press freedom and i think a lot of people fear that the national—security law is now causing a more real threat to freedom of expression and freedom of expression and freedom of expression and freedom of the press and i think that explains why people went out to snap up copies of the newspaper yesterday our time and also by their shares, and there has be

silence the opposition and crackdown on democracy in the semi autonomous region the hong kong journalists association says it's a worrying development for media freedom it never happened before in hong kong in reason perhaps that that case we've seen there perhaps sent in for well cities and countries but but we never expect that that would have happened in hong kong. happen causing direct and indirect threats through press freedom and journalists monday's arrests of the most high profile under the national security law which was introduced just over a month the guy a number of countries have condemned the legislation including the united states united kingdom astray and canada but the government here has defended the new york state think it's crucial to restore order to a city that's been plagued by months of protests sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong . china has imposed sanctions on 11 well known americans including senators marco rubio and ted cruz that reciprocates u.s. action because of china's cracked out in hong kong the u.s. has frozen the american assets of hong kong's chief executive kerry

you can see why the hong kong journalist association is saying it's scary. s been he seen in developing countries and rare in hong kong who had freedom of the press for decades and not anymore, rosemary. >> and all of it happening while the rest of of the world is distracted by the pandemic. bring us up to date on that very concerning story. >>> well, afghanistan's president has agreed to release at 400 taliban prisoners in order to start direct peace talks with the group. a grand assembly of tribal elders said that he will sign the order and that peace talks should start immediately after the prisoners release. they are the last of 5,000 prisoners to be freed by the afghan government. they stressed a need for a last cease fire with the taliban. >>> belarus, the country's president alial election is in dispute and we will have more after the break. ou waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. unstopables in-wash scent booster. downy unstopables. ♪ >>> tense moments between protesters and riot police, riot police cracked down on pro

the hong kong journalist association called it scary. type of scene has never been witnessed here. a city like the rest of china unjoyed free press. apparently, not anymore. >> thank you so much, will ripley. appreciate it. >>> coming up on cnn newsroom, a rare success story in the coronavirus pandemic. so what did new zealand do right and can the country keep it going? i've always been fascinated by about what's next. and still going for my best. even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib... ...not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin, i want that too. eliquis. eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better than warfarin. plus has significantly less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis is fda-approved and has both. what's next? reeling in a nice one. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or

hong kong journalist associations have all expressed concern, saying this seems to be a clear threat e most high profile person to be arrested, but not the only one. there are his two sons and also some other activists, including former activist wilson li, who now works as a freelancer for british broadcaster itv, so there‘s certainly a lot of concern and a lot of feeling in hong kong that this was designed as a warning. when it comes to the paper itself, the apple daily, it is popular, and we saw people already queueing out on the streets to get that first edition. the print run has been increased, so people in a certain capacity showing their support. yes, and in fact its share price has dipped today at the arrest, but also spiked a lot afterwards as well, where many activists and supporters said we need to support apple daily, let‘s buy shares in them. in fact, joshua wong said at some point, even if the newspaper came out blank tomorrow i would buy a copy, so it seems people are finding different ways to express their support for the paper and their discontent with the arrests. ou