1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/US journalist Michael Yon barred from entering Hong Kong - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BvUbs9Rzar"><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/02/us-journalist-michael-yon-barred-from-entering-hon/">US journalist Michael Yon barred from entering Hong Kong</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2020/02/us-journalist-michael-yon-barred-from-entering-hon/embed/#?secret=BvUbs9Rzar" width="600" height="338" title="“US journalist Michael Yon barred from entering Hong Kong” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="BvUbs9Rzar" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/hong-kong-case-02-10-2020_rs.jpg750480On February 5, 2020, immigration authorities at Hong Kong International Airport barred journalist Michael Yon from entering the city, according to news reports and Yon, who spoke to CPJ by telephone from Chiang Mai, Thailand.