Hong Kong pro-democracy radio closes in face of ‘dangerous’ pressure
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s pro-democracy online Citizens’ Radio station will cease operations on Friday owing to what its founder described as a “dangerous” political situation and the freezing of its bank account.
Its closure represents a further erosion of Hong Kong’s media diversity, critics say, with a China-imposed national security law having already led to the shutting of other liberal outlets, including the Apple Daily newspaper and Stand News. “Faced with a cliff-like change in the political situation, the red line is everywhere, the situation is dangerous, and it is difficult to invite guests to the programme,” Mr Tsang wrote.“The rent can be paid only until August,” he said.
Media rights group Reporters Without Borders ranked Hong Kong 140th out of 180 in its annual global media freedom index in 2023, down from 73 before the national security law was enacted in 2020.
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