Hong Kong media outlet Stand News to close after police raid
by Rhoda Kwan in Taipei and Emma Graham-Harrison from on (#5TEN9)
Reports say editors, board members and pop singer were held in early morning sweep as 200 officers raid office
The most prominent pro-democracy media outlet still operating in Hong Kong, Stand News, said it will shut down after police raided its offices, froze its assets and arrested senior journalists and former board members including pop star Denise Ho.
Authorities deployed an anti-sedition law in their crackdown that was drawn up under British colonial rule and had not been used for decades. A senior police officer accused the online site of inciting hatred" against the Hong Kong government in news articles and interviews.
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