Hong Kong Editors Charged with Sedition

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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters' questions during a news conference in Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) — 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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Published 3 January 2022 5:05pm

Updated 3 January 2022 5:16pm

By Essam Al-Ghalib

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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.

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.