This comes just six months after the raid on the now-defunct Apple News HK. Those arrested include well-known pop singer and pro-democracy activist Denise Ho, a former Stand News board member (and also BBC 100 Women alum).
in 2021, 🇭🇰
🚷 many HK’s pro-democracy activists & former lawmakers are now in prison
📰 press freedom is diminishing
📵 freedom of expression is eroded
🗽 Tiananmen massacre statue & artwork are removed
👩🏫 patriotic education
🗳️ patriot-only election
✈️ many Hong Kongers flee HK
#BREAKING: Hong Kong news site @StandNewsHK announces to immediately cease operations and dismiss all its employees. Earlier the day, Hong Kong national security police arrested the pro-democracy news outlet’s six former and current directors and raided its headquarters.
Police in Hong Kong appear to be carrying out an early morning operation targeting @StandNewsHK and @HKJA_Official head Ronson Chan. Chan and HKJA were frequent targets of state media attacks a few months back. https://t.co/a8jMjfwXrY
#Breaking#HongKong: Officers of police's national security dept are now searching @HKJA_Official chairman Ronson Chan's home on the grounds of 'conspiracy to publish sedicious publications'. Searches are also being conducted at some of his colleagues from @StandNewsHK - sources.
What we know: Hong Kong journalist Ronson Chan, editor @StandNewsHK and chair @HKJA_Official visited by NSL police with search warrant. Acc to local reports, Chan is being arrested, facing charges of publishing seditious publications. Stand News offices to be searched.
They just won’t let us have the end of the year to ourselves. 2021 feels like 5 years compressed into 1.
Typical 6AM HKT police action, great way to end a day at 00CET.
Stand News reports that police officers from the national security department arrived at the home of its news editor, Ronson Chan, in the early hours of the morning, saying they are investigating a case of conspiracy to distribute seditious publications.
According to Chinese University Student Press, some graduating students at Chinese University of Hong Kong displayed the names of students jailed over their roles in the protest of 2019, along with a sign that says “we are graduating, but they couldn’t.”