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HONG KONG — Two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong were convicted of sedition Thursday, in a verdict that could have profound implications for press freedom in the Chinese territory. Chung Pui-kuen, the former editor-in-chief of the now-defunct Stand News, and Patrick Lam, the newspaper’s former...

Two journalists found guilty of sedition in trial seen as blow to Hong Kong’s press freedom

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A Hong Kong court found two former editors guilty for publishing articles about pro-democracy activists that were deemed seditious, convicting journalists of sedition charges for the first time in decades and deepening press freedom concerns. The city’s District Court on Thursday announced the conviction of Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam,...

Hong Kong Convicts Journalists of Sedition, Deepening Press Freedom Concerns

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  The convictions Thursday of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups and foreign governments over the city’s press freedom, though local officials say there are no restrictions when journalists stick to the facts.Stand News former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam were found guilty of conspiracy to publish and reproduce seditious publications, with the judge saying their outlet had become a tool for smearing the government. Their sedition trial was Hong Kong’s first involving media since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in...

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's convictions of two journalists

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Hong Kong journalists found guilty of sedition in case critics say highlights decline in press freedom

A Hong Kong court found two former news editors guilty on Thursday of publishing seditious content on a shuttered pro-democracy media site, a ruling rights groups...

Hong Kong journalists found guilty of sedition in case critics say highlights decline in press freedom

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