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Watchdog: Apple Daily trial typifies declining press freedom in Hong Kong
Voice of America
FILE - In this picture taken on June 16, 2020, media tycoon Jimmy Lai poses during an interview with Agence France-Presse at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong.
In the four years since Hong Kong enacted its national security law, the country's press freedom record is in free fall, according to media advocates.
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