Hong Kong News Outlet to Close Amid Suppression of Dissent

Hong Kong News Outlet to Close Amid Suppression of Dissent
A police officer collects a box of evidence after a search at the office of Stand News in Hong Kong, on Dec. 29, 2021. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
The Associated Press
Updated:

HONG KONG—A Hong Kong online news site said Sunday that it would cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms, days after police raided and arrested seven people for sedition at a separate pro-democracy news outlet.

Citizen News announced its decision in a Facebook post Sunday. It said it would stop updating its site on Jan. 4, and it would be shuttered after that.