Supporters of a Hong Kong pro-democracy news site reacted with dismay after two of its former editors were charged with sedition and denied bail on Thursday. The former editors' arrests came a day after one of the last openly critical voices in the city said it would cease operations following a police raid on its office and seven arrests.
Hong Kong Editors Charged with Sedition
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Hong Kong Source: AP
Hong Kong's closure of Stand News, the last pro-democracy news site, and the arrest of its staff, charging them with sedition, has drawn condemnation from the United States and other countries.
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