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Journalists flee repression in Hong Kong

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January 18, 2022

In recent months, well-known media outlets in Hong Kong, such as Apple Daily, Stand News and Citizen News, have had no choice but to shut shop. It's prompted journalists to abandon Hong Kong for safety abroad. DW Joyce's Lee met some in Taiwan.

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