Six current or former senior staff members of Stand News were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to publish seditious material. More than 200 officers raided the news site’s headquarters.
Author: Vivian Wang
Hong Kong Police Raid Stand News and Arrest Staff
Those arrested, including current and former senior staff members of Stand News, were accused of conspiring to publish seditious material. The news site announced it would shut down immediately.
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Mrs. Lam is Hong Kong’s most unpopular leader ever, blamed for mass protests and a political crackdown. Yet she now appears reinvigorated, perhaps even ready for a second term.
‘Simpsons’ Episode Mocking Chinese Censorship Vanishes in Hong Kong
The episode mocked both Mao Zedong and the government’s efforts to suppress memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
A ‘Simpsons’ Episode Lampooned Chinese Censorship. In Hong Kong, It Vanished.
The episode mocked both Mao Zedong and the government’s efforts to suppress memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Hong Kong Records Two Cases of Variant Detected in South Africa
The discovery could complicate efforts to reopen the border between the territory and the Chinese mainland.
Hong Kong Records Two Cases of Variant Detected in South Africa
The discovery could complicate efforts to reopen the border between the territory and the Chinese mainland.
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RTHK’s Swift Turn From Maverick Voice to Official Mouthpiece
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U.S. Urges Release of Chinese Citizen Journalist Who Documented Covid
Zhang Zhan, who was imprisoned after exposing the failures of the government’s initial response to the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, is near death, friends and family say.