Apple Daily editor and CEO denied bail in Hong Kong

Ryan Law and Cheung Kim-hung were among five executives arrested

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Police said on Thursday dozens of the newspaper's articles were suspected of violating the national security law. © Reuters

HONG KONG (Reuters) -- Two executives of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, charged under a national security law, were denied bail on Saturday in a case that has drawn international condemnation and stoked fears over media freedoms in the financial hub.

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