Hong Kong pro-democracy media executives denied bail under security law

The case is the first time political views and opinions published by a Hong Kong media outlet have triggered the security law

Two executives from Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily appeared in court on Saturday on and were denied bail after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing. Chief editor Ryan Law and CEO Cheung Kim-hung are accused of colluding with foreign forces to undermine China's national security over a series of articles that police said called for international sanctions. Chief magistrate Victor So said there were insufficient grounds "for the court to believe that the defendants will not continue to commit acts endangering national security".