epa11626157 (FILE) Former chief editor of the defunct Stand News, Chung Pui-kuen (L), and former editor-in-chief Patrick Lam (R), leave the District Court in Hong Kong, China, 19 June 2023 (reissued 26 September 2024). A court in Hong Kong on 26 September 2024 sentenced Chung Pui-kuen to 21 months in prison. Patrick Lam was given a sentence that allowed him to be released for health reasons after both had earlier been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles, the court announced. EPA/Bertha WANG
