Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and their families have been targeted with harassment and intimidation both online and in person over the past three months, according to the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA). The HKJA chairperson, Selina Cheng, condemned the threats and spread of false information as a damaging attack on press freedom in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Journalists Association chairperson Selina Cheng says threats damage press freedom in Hong Kong and should not be tolerated.
The targeted journalists and media companies and organisations include HKJA’s executive committee, Hong Kong Free Press, Inmediahk, HK Feature, 13 other international and local media outlets, and two journalism education institutions, she said. Hong Kong Police, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Wikimedia Foundation Trust & Safety, and Meta, owner of Facebook, did not immediately reply to Reuters’ requests for comment.
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