Hong Kong court sentences two editors to jail in landmark sedition case

Hong Kong Journalist Sentenced to 21-Month Prison Term in Landmark Sedition Case

The former editor of a Hong Kong news outlet was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Sept. 26 in a landmark case that was widely seen as a sign of deteriorating media freedoms amid a years-long clampdown by China’s communist regime. Chung Pui-kuen, former editor-in-chief of the now-shuttered pro-democracy Stand News, was convicted along with his colleague, Patrick Lam, of publishing “seditious” articles under a law dating back to the time when t…

Hong Kong editor sentenced to 21 months on sedition charges - Committee to Protect Journalists

Taipei, September 26, 2024 — A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced two former Stand News editors on charges of conspiracy to publish seditious publications following their convictions in late August. Chung Pui-kuen received one year and nine months in prison, and Patrick Lam, who received 11 months, was released after the hearing as he had already served 10 months and nine days in pretrial detention, and a judge reduced his sentence by 21 days…

Hong Kong jails former editor for sedition

HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court on Thursday night sentenced a former editor to jail for 21 months and released another after they had earlier been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a ruling that has prompted an international outcry.

Hong Kong court jails former editor of Stand News for sedition, releases another on health grounds

Chung Pui-kuen was sentenced to 21 months while Lam was given a sentence that allowed him to be released immediately on health grounds.

Hong Kong outlet Stand News editor jailed for sedition in landmark case

The US denounced the court’s ruling as “a direct attack on media freedom”. Read more at straitstimes.com.