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A victim of tyranny. That was the defiant cover story of the last ever edition of the Apple Daily - as Hong Kong's final pro-democracy newspaper wrote its own obituary.
It came just days after authorities moved to shut down the paper on national security grounds. People waited in long lines to try to secure one of the last copies. One million were printed - several times its normal circulation.
The newspaper was known for its criticism of China's communist rulers. It said it had no choice but to cease operations, after police froze its assets and arrested five top editors and executives last week. It's seen as another sign of China's tightening grip on the city.
- This is sadly the future for the rest of the free world as well. Give or take another 50 years.hotroddy
- i don't think so, the rest of the world had centuries of oppression and they knows the possibilities of freedom.sted
- in 50 years this will be more likely could be true in Africa, where china exports its governing style.sted
- China and Russia are doing it to Venezuela and Nicaragua. Venezuela's last remaining newspapers assets (office building, etc) were seized last month.hotroddy
- https://www.voanews.…hotroddy
- gezas sorry for that jibberish but u got important parts eeh :D
holy fuck, they started to centralize the local media and push out foreign outlets?sted