Hong Kong Journalists Sentenced Under Sedition Law
Stand News editors receive prison terms in a case highlighting the erosion of press freedom in the city.
- Former Stand News editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen was sentenced to 21 months in prison for publishing seditious articles.
- Co-defendant Patrick Lam, also an editor, was released due to his health condition and time already served.
- This case marks the first time journalists have been convicted under Hong Kong's colonial-era sedition law since 1997.
- Rights groups and international observers have condemned the verdict as indicative of the shrinking space for free journalism in Hong Kong.
- The sentences come amidst a broader crackdown on dissent following the 2019 pro-democracy protests and the implementation of stringent national security laws.
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