Chris Patten condemns ‘dark day for press freedom’ as Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam convicted over 11 articlesTwo journalists from the closed Hong Kong media outlet Stand News have been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious materials – the first such convictions since Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control – after a trial that was closely observed as a bellwether for the city’s diminishing press freedom.The former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam were arrested on 29 December 2021 after police raided the outlet’s newsroom. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/29/two-stand-news-journalists-hong-kong-guilty-sedition
Author : Helen Davidson in Taipei
Publish date : 2024-08-29 12:12:36
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