Hong Kong media outlet, editors ‘guilty of sedition’

August 29, 2024 admin

Chung Pui-kuen, the former chief editor of Hong Kong’s now-shuttered outlet Stand News, walks outside on bail after he was found guilty in a landmark sedition trial under a colonial-era law, in Wanchai District Court in Hong Kong on August 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former…

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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy News Outlet Stand News, Editors Found Guilty Of Sedition

August 29, 2024 admin

The parent company of Stand News, Best Pencil Limited, was also found guilty (Representational) Hong Kong: Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997. The verdict is part…

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