Du Bois wasn’t banned from travel because of FARA. It was another law, the McCarran-Walter Act [1], that was passed by the Congress (so not due to the sole exec

Du Bois wasn’t banned from travel because of FARA. It was another law, the McCarran-Walter Act [1], that was passed by the Congress (so not due to the sole executive power or FARA as you claimed). It’s incorrect to blame the travel ban on FARA (and executive power), since the passing of the McCarran-Walter Act had Senate’s support after Du Bois was arrested. Peace Information Center didn’t dissolve due to financial issues. (BTW, your earlier claim “FARA in the US would allow for unlimited fines” is also incorrect. Hefty, but far from unlimited, and easily covered by HK protesters [2], although financing Apple Daily is now banned by the HK NSL, which is another difference to FARA). That’s quite a bit different from the Apple Daily case, which dissolves because its assets were fully seized. Was PIC dissolve due to the lawsuit? Probably. If Apple Daily (or CGTN or RT) were hit by FARA today like PIC did, would Apple Daily dissolve? Unlikely. Equating US FARA to HK NSL would be wrong. HK NSL is way harsher. It’s like equating the freedom of press in the US and in China. Huge difference, even if the laws on their own look similar on paper. [1] https://www.aaihs.org/surveillance-state-power-and-the-activism-of-shirley-graham-du-bois/ https://www.aaihs.org/surveillance-state-power-and-the-activ... [2] https://www.hk01.com/%E6%94%BF%E6%83%85/579210/612%E5%9F%BA%E9%87%91%E7%A8%B1%E5%B7%B2%E7%B1%8C%E5%BE%97%E9%80%BE%E5%8D%83%E8%90%AC%E5%85%83-%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%88%E4%BB%BD%E9%96%8B%E6%94%AF%E9%81%94%E6%A8%99-1-500%E4%BA%BA%E6%9C%88%E6%8D%9063%E8%90%AC%E5%85%83 https://www.hk01.com/%E6%94%BF%E6%83%85/579210/612%E5%9F%BA%...