"Dozens of Hong Kong journalists threatened, intimidated, harassed in ‘organised attack,’ press group says" 13 September 2024

Selina Cheng, chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), said during a press conference on Friday that since June, dozens of journalists have received emails and letters with defamatory content to their home addresses, workplaces and other venues. The journalists targeted included those from Hong Kong Free Press, InMedia, HK Feature, and those who are members of the HKJA’s executive committee...

Cheng said the HKJA was not aware of how those behind the campaign obtained journalists’ personal information, adding it was concerned about apparent and potentially unlawful leaks from the government or private databases...

Facebook users had also posted “hateful content” targeting media outlets and journalists in private Facebook groups... The harassment also involved death threats, Cheng said...

“It’s not aimed at specific reports or specific news outlets… but the harassment is targeted at the journalism industry as a whole.”...

Cheng also said this was the most widespread example of alleged harassment of journalists in Hong Kong that the HKJA had heard of...

The HKJA chair also called on news organisations to condemn the harassment in public, and for law enforcement and the privacy watchdog to investigate...