Two prominent journalists from the now-defunct Hong Kong media outlet Stand News have been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious materials, the first convictions on such charges since Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control in 1997. Meanwhile, artist Gao Zhen was arrested at the airport in Beijing, and the authorities cut off the phone and internet of journalist Gao Yu.
HRIC Weekly Brief
Two prominent journalists from the now-defunct Hong Kong media outlet Stand News have been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious materials, the first convictions on such charges since Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control in 1997. Meanwhile, artist Gao Zhen was arrested at the airport in Beijing, and the authorities cut off the phone and internet of journalist Gao Yu.