A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case
- A Hong Kong court convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a landmark sedition case affecting media freedoms.
- Chung and Lam face up to two years in prison and fines under a colonial-era sedition law.
- Prosecutors claimed some articles promoted “illegal ideologies” and criticized the security law.
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China convicts journalists over ‘illegal ideologies’ in landmark Hong Kong case
A Hong Kong court convicted two journalists of sedition Thursday based on their coverage of the Chinese pro-democracy movement, sparking international condemnation, The Associated Press reported. Former top editors of Stand News Chung Pui-keun and Patrick Lam will face up to two years in prison over stories they published between 2020 and 2021 that were written by pro-democracy activists and journalists, the AP reported. Global observers widely …
Hong Kong’s Conviction of 2 Journalists Is ‘A Direct Attack on Media Freedom’: US State Dept.
The Hong Kong government is facing international criticism for curtailing the city’s press freedom after two former editors of a shuttered local news outlet were found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles. Stand News’ former editor-in-chief, Chung Pui-kuen, and former acting editor-in-chief, Patrick Lam, were convicted on Aug. 29, marking the first sedition case against journalists in Hong Kong since the city’s handover from Britai…
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