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Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam hits back on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's condemnation on the closure of the city's pro-democracy media outlet Stand News, saying the police raid and arrests have "nothing to do with" press freedom and that their activities cannot be "condoned under the guise of news reporting." SOUNDBITE
Police take Hong Kong's Stand News editor in chief out of the building where the local media outlet's office is located, and load boxes of evidence into a truck after they raided its office and arrested six current and former staff for "seditious publication". IMAGES
Crowds gather outside Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily's headquarters to show their support to the pro-democracy publication that announced it will print its final edition after authorities arrested staff and froze its assets using a sweeping new national security law. IMAGES
Supporters gather as two executives from Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily are to appear at court charged with collusion after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing. Chief editor Ryan Law and CEO Cheung Kim-hung are accused of colluding with foreign forces to undermine China's national security over a series of articles that police said called for international sanctions. IMAGES
Hong Kong police surround the offices of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily after arresting five of its executives under the city's national security law, including chief editor Ryan Law. [COMPLETES VIDI9CD48N_EN] IMAGES
Hong Kong, May 17 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and nine other well-known pro-democracy figures pleaded guilty in court on Monday to organizing an unauthorized assembly on China's national day in 2019.In addition to Lai, 73, veteran activist "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung, trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan, lawyer and veteran democrat Albert Ho, convener of Civil Human Rights Front Figo Chan, former district councilor Richard Tsoi, and former lawmakers Cyd Ho, Yeung Sum, Avery Ng and Sin Chung-kai pleaded guilty to the same charge. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). B-ROLL OF THE NEXT DIGITAL HEADQUARTERS IN HONG KONG.
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