Former Stand News lead editors found guilty of sedition in Hong Kong trial
epaselect epa11570907 Former Stand News editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen gestures as he leaves the District Court following the verdict in the trial of now-defunct Hong Kong's news outlet Stand News, in Hong Kong, China, 29 August 2024. Two journalists who ran the pro-democracy news outlet Stand News on 29 August were found guilty of conspiracy to publish seditious materials. Stand News was forced to close its operations in December 2021 following the enactment of the Hong Kong national security law. EPA/BERTHA WANG
