Coffee ☕ on Nostr: A Hong Kong judge on Thursday sentenced a former editor of a popular online news ...

A Hong Kong judge on Thursday sentenced a former editor of a popular online news outlet to one year and nine months in prison for publishing articles deemed “seditious,” an unprecedented penalty for journalism that was long considered routine and is ostensibly protected in the city.

Chung Pui-kuen, 54, was a top editor at Stand News, a nonprofit digital news outlet that rose to particular prominence during 2019 anti-government protests in Hong Kong. The outlet was forced to close in December 2021 after police raided its office and arrested several executives and editors.

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