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Hong Kong pro-democracy paper shuts down

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The Apple Daily, a Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper, has shut down.

The publication founded by Jimmy Lai was raided by law enforcement last week over a new controversial law that prohibits undermining of the government.

Apple Daily had become a leading critic of the Hong Kong and Chinese leadership and covered pro-democracy protests in the region.

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