Hong Kong journalists charged with conspiracy to publish 'seditious' conten

Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 30, 2021

Two members of a Hong Kong news outlet were charged with "conspiracy to publish seditious" material on Thursday, police said, a day after a raid on pro-democracy publication Stand News. China has tightened its control of Hong Kong since massive and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests engulfed the city in 2019, and suppression of the local press has also ramped up. Police burst into