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Polisi imewakamata watu 6 kutoka Tovuti ya Habari ya Stand News kwa tuhuma za njama ya kuchapisha machapisho ya uchochezi. Ofisi ya Tovuti hiyo imevamiwa na zaidi ya Maafisa 200
Polisi wamesema waliidhinishwa kutafuta na kukamata nyenzo muhimu za Habari. Mapema mwaka huu, Polisi walivamia majengo ya Gazeti la Apple Daily lililokuwa Mkosoaji mkubwa wa Uongozi wa Hong Kong na China
Kamati ya Kulinda Waandishi wa Habari (CPJ) imesema ukamatwaji Wanahabari ni sawa na mashambulizi ya wazi dhidi ya Uhuru wa Vyombo vya Habari
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Hong Kong police have arrested six people from an independent news website for "conspiracy to publish seditious publications".
Both current and former staff members of Stand News were among those targeted.
More than 200 police officers were also sent to raid the publication's office.
Police said in a statement that they were authorised to "search and seize relevant journalistic materials".
The current and former chief editors of Stand News were among those arrested, as well as pop star turned democracy icon Denise Ho, who was a former board member.
She confirmed in a Facebook post that she had been arrested on the same charge, and had been taken to Western District Police Station.
Those arrested - three men and three women - are aged between 34 and 73 years old.
They are former chief editor Chung Pui-kuen, acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam, and former directors Denise Ho, Margaret Ng, Christine Fang, and Chow Tat-chi.
Mr Chan was not arrested but he was taken in for questioning by police.
The night before, Mr Chan had hosted the annual dinner of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), of which he is chairperson. In a speech, he referenced the closure of Apple Daily, saying that the incident had "shaken" Hong Kong.
He concluded by saying the city would "always need the truth and always need journalists .... no matter how difficult the road ahead is, the [Hong Kong Journalists Association] will not fall down".
Earlier this year, hundreds of police raided the premises of the now defunct Apple Daily - a publication known for being a vocal critic of the Hong Kong and Chinese leadership.
Its assets were frozen, executives were detained and the paper shut down soon after.
Its closure left Stand News as one of the last openly pro-democratic publications in the city. It was among a handful of relatively new online news portals that especially gained prominence during the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
Source: BBC
Polisi wamesema waliidhinishwa kutafuta na kukamata nyenzo muhimu za Habari. Mapema mwaka huu, Polisi walivamia majengo ya Gazeti la Apple Daily lililokuwa Mkosoaji mkubwa wa Uongozi wa Hong Kong na China
Kamati ya Kulinda Waandishi wa Habari (CPJ) imesema ukamatwaji Wanahabari ni sawa na mashambulizi ya wazi dhidi ya Uhuru wa Vyombo vya Habari
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Hong Kong police have arrested six people from an independent news website for "conspiracy to publish seditious publications".
Both current and former staff members of Stand News were among those targeted.
More than 200 police officers were also sent to raid the publication's office.
Police said in a statement that they were authorised to "search and seize relevant journalistic materials".
The current and former chief editors of Stand News were among those arrested, as well as pop star turned democracy icon Denise Ho, who was a former board member.
She confirmed in a Facebook post that she had been arrested on the same charge, and had been taken to Western District Police Station.
Those arrested - three men and three women - are aged between 34 and 73 years old.
They are former chief editor Chung Pui-kuen, acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam, and former directors Denise Ho, Margaret Ng, Christine Fang, and Chow Tat-chi.
Hong Kong will 'always need journalists'
Footage posted on Stand News' Facebook page also showed multiple police officers at the door of deputy assignment director Ronson Chan early Wednesday morning.Mr Chan was not arrested but he was taken in for questioning by police.
The night before, Mr Chan had hosted the annual dinner of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), of which he is chairperson. In a speech, he referenced the closure of Apple Daily, saying that the incident had "shaken" Hong Kong.
He concluded by saying the city would "always need the truth and always need journalists .... no matter how difficult the road ahead is, the [Hong Kong Journalists Association] will not fall down".
Earlier this year, hundreds of police raided the premises of the now defunct Apple Daily - a publication known for being a vocal critic of the Hong Kong and Chinese leadership.
Its assets were frozen, executives were detained and the paper shut down soon after.
Its closure left Stand News as one of the last openly pro-democratic publications in the city. It was among a handful of relatively new online news portals that especially gained prominence during the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
Source: BBC
