Hong Kong Convicts Journalists of Sedition, Deepening Press Freedom Concerns

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A Hong Kong court found two former editors guilty for publishing articles about pro-democracy activists that were deemed seditious, convicting journalists of sedition charges for the first time in decades and deepening press freedom concerns.

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00:00When the National Security Department took the enforcement against the Star News on December
00:082021, some people criticized us that we are suppressing the freedom of the speech and
00:15the press.
00:16But today the judge's verdict has clearly illustrated the necessity and the lawfulness
00:25of the enforcement taken on that day.
00:28Nobody told us that you may get arrested or prosecuted if you did any interviews or
00:35write anything.
00:36But now the situation has changed.
00:38OK, we accept it.
00:39We accept that the political situation has changed and the social atmosphere has changed.
00:44Never mind.
00:45But I think that for the sentencing, that this should have more consideration.
00:49I'm most concerned is the accusation articles say that they were seditious.
00:57The same content articles, blogs and interviews also exist in other media.
01:04So is it any further legal action against them or is it all end?
01:12It starts from Sad News and will be end in Apple Daily?
01:15Is it all over?

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