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Hong Kong police surround the offices of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily after arresting five of its executives under the city's national security law, including chief editor Ryan Law. [COMPLETES VIDI9CD48N_EN] IMAGES
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam hits back on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's condemnation on the closure of the city's pro-democracy media outlet Stand News, saying the police raid and arrests have "nothing to do with" press freedom and that their activities cannot be "condoned under the guise of news reporting." SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong police detained prominent democracy activist Chow Hang-tung on Friday morning, with authorities determined to prevent any protests on the anniversary of Beijing's deadly Tiananmen crackdown. IMAGES
Osaka (Japan), Aug 12 (EFE/EPA) (Camera: Dai Kurokawa) - Demonstrators protested Wednesday in Osaka against the governments of China and Hong Kong over the arrest of pro-democracy activists in the former British colony. Hong Kong media mogul and owner of the Apple Daily newspaper, Jimmy Lai, and activist Agnes Chow were released on bail after being arrested on August 11.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST AGAINST THE ARREST OF PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS IN HONG KONG, HELD IN OSAKA, JAPAN
Protesters gather outside Downing Street, calling on the British Government to deport the Chinese officials who are alleged to have attacked a pro-democracy for Hong Kong protester who was demonstrating outside the consulate last week. IMAGES ANIMATED TWEET
Police take Hong Kong's Stand News editor in chief out of the building where the local media outlet's office is located, and load boxes of evidence into a truck after they raided its office and arrested six current and former staff for "seditious publication". IMAGES