# Claim 84

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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/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. https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/03/explainer-the-decline-of-hong-kongs-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.

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