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Apple Daily shut down in June 2021 after its accounts were frozen and its leadership arrested.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Apple Daily shut down in June 2021 after its accounts were frozen and its leadership arrested.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Apple Daily closed
About: incident 2025-hong-kong-convicts-jimmy-lai-under-national-security-law
Source: Explainer: the decline of Hong Kong's press freedom under the National Security Law
Publisher: Hong Kong Free Press
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2026-05-03

Quotation from the source

Apple Daily, says it is shutting down. Its accounts have been frozen and much of its top leadership has been arrested.