Canadian Pro-Democracy Activist and Pop Star Denise Ho Released on Bail in Hong Kong

Canadian Pro-Democracy Activist and Pop Star Denise Ho Released on Bail in Hong Kong
Hong Kong activist and music star Denise Ho is released from Western Police Station after more than 24 hours in custody, on Dec. 30. 2021. Hong Kong police arrested her in relation to colonial-era charges of sedition, because she was connected to Stand News, which closed after police raided its office and arrested its senior staff. AP Photo/Vincent Yu
Andrew Chen
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Cantopop singer Denise Ho has been released on bail after being arbitrarily detained by Hong Kong police during the city government’s crackdown on a pro-democracy media outlet.

Ho, a Canadian citizen, was taken from her home in Hong Kong in the early hours of Dec. 29, according to her Facebook page. The same day, national security police raided the premises of Stand News, a local pro-democracy media outlet, and arrested six of its current and former board members for “conspiracy to publish seditious publications.” Ho is a former Stand News board member.