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Hong Kong Journalists raise concerns as ex-'Stand News' editors are senten
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, former editors in chief of the now-defunct 'Stand News,' were sentenced on Thursday for "conspiracy to publish seditious publications."
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International Federation of Journalists condemns sentencing of Hong Kong j
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the prosecution of journalist Chung Pui-Kuen and called on Hong Kong authorities to uphold their commitment to press freedom.
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Amnesty condemns sedition verdict as blow to free speech in Hong Kong
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In a ruling, two former editors of the now-defunct Stand News, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, along with the media outlet's parent company, were convicted of conspiring to publish "seditious" content, marking a chilling blow to press freedom in Hong Kong after China implemented National Se
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Human Rights Watch urges Hong Kong to overturn convictions of journalists,
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights watchdog, urged the Hong Kong government to overturn the politically motivated convictions of two journalists and stop its attack on media freedom as concerns over the National Security Law continues to persist in the China-controll
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Hong Kong court finds former Stand News editors guilty of 'sedition'
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
District Court judge Kwok Wai-kin announced the verdict on Thursday, which declared former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam guilty of conspiring to publish seditious publications based on 17 articles.
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Hong Kong court rejects plea by former Stand News editors to terminate tri
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A Hong Kong Court rejected an application to terminate a sedition trial against now-defunct online pro-democracy media outlet Stand News, a case that could see two former top editors jailed if convicted, Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) reported.
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Hong Kong: 2022 starts with 'mis-happenings' for press freedom
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 29 (ANI): The freedom of expression in Hong Kong witnessed a massive crackdown by the Chinese authorities in the past months and the latest example of it is a pro-democracy media outlet Citizen News, which was shut down at the starting of 2022.
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Crackdown on Stand News prompted us to shut down: Hong Kong's Citizen News
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 3 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Citizen News has said that its decision to shut down was prompted by the crackdown on fellow independent media outlet Stand News.
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy media outlet Citizen News shuts down over safety
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 3 (ANI): The independent Hong Kong news site Citizen News has announced that it will shut down to "ensure the safety of everyone", days after the city's national security police raided another independent online news outlet over allegations of sedition.
'Baseless': Hong Kong authorities hit back at international criticism over
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 2 (ANI): Hong Kong authorities hit back at the foreign criticism over the crackdown against pro-democracy news outlet Stand News as "baseless" and "in blatant violation of international law".
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Ex-editors of Hong Kong's news outlet charged under anti-sedition law, den
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 31 (ANI): The two editors of now-defunct Hong Kong's non-profit news outlet Stand News have been denied bail by the court here and ordered to remain in custody after they were officially charged with allegedly conspiring to publish seditious publications, a media report s
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HK Chief Executive slams Blinken's remark on pro-democracy media outlet
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 30 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Thursday slammed the remarks on independent media Stand News made by some Western government officials including one by US State Secretary Anthony Blinken.
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