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Hong Kong independent news outlet shuts down to ensure safety

HONG KONG: Journalists from Hong Kong's CitizenNews decried plummeting press freedoms as they shut it down Monday, saying they no longer felt safe to publish after a rival outlet's staff were arrested for "sedition".

Washington and Beijing are jockeying for military advantage — and international partners — to develop the moon and are locked in what increasingly looks like an arms race.

Reporters made clear their decision was fuelled by fears caused by a national security police raid last week on Stand News.

CitizenNews journalists decried plummeting press freedoms in Hong Kong as they shut down the outlet

A Hong Kong independent online publication on Jan. 3 said its decision to shut down was triggered by ...

Denise Ho, a Cantopop singer and pro-democracy activist was arrested at her home in Hong Kong, Wednesday, amid charges of “conspiracy to publish seditious material.” Police, who searched the star’s home for more than two hours, also confiscated Ho’s passport, identification card, mobile phones and computers. Ho posted on Facebook following her arrest saying, “I am feeling OK. Friends who are concerned about me, please don’t worry.”

Hong Kong's CitizenNews announced late Sunday that it will shut down to "ensure the safety of everyone", three days after the city's national security police raided another independent online news ou…

Two senior editors of Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News were charged with sedition and denied bail Thursday, following a raid that drew international condemnation over China's crackdown on press freedom in the city.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the raid and wider crackdown on press freedom by China and “local authorities undermine Hong Kong’s credibility and viability”