Kevin Lau, who was recently dismissed as editor from Ming Pao, a Hong Kong daily newspaper, was attacked with a meat cleaver leaving him in critical condition. The attack comes on the heels of a decline in the press freedom environment in Hong Kong, as profiled in CPJ’s Attacks on the Press essay.
Read the full story in the Los Angeles Times here.
Samantha Libby, CPJ’s digital manager, has worked in freedom of expression and human rights in Ethiopia, Vietnam, Kalimantan, and West Papua. She has also investigated the domestic and international arms trade. She is a playwright, artist, and an award-winning writer.
