Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and some of their families have been harassed, media group says

Associated Press

HONG KONG (AP) — A leading Hong Kong media professional group says dozens of journalists, some of their family members and other associates have been harassed in recent months. It’s the latest sign of the city’s worsening media environment. In a news conference Friday, Hong Kong Journalists Association chair Selina Cheng said her group found that people who described themselves as patriots have sent anonymous complaints to some journalists’ family members and their family members’ employers and landlords since June. Cheng says the attacks appear to be “systematic and organized.” Journalists in Hong Kong face an increasingly restricted environment after drastic political changes in a city previously regarded as a bastion of press freedom in Asia.