3rd Independent Media Shuts in Wake of Hong Kong Police’s Arrest and Raid of Another Publication

3rd Independent Media Shuts in Wake of Hong Kong Police’s Arrest and Raid of Another Publication
Chris Yeung, chief (R) writer at Citizen News and former president of the Hong Kong Journalists Association and Citizen News Chief Editor Daisy Li (L) announce Citizen News will cease operations in Hong Kong, on Jan. 3, 2022. J. K./The Epoch Times
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A Hong Kong independent online publication on Jan. 3 said its decision to shut down was triggered by the recent closure of Stand News, adding their journalists no longer feel safe under the vague standards of law enforcement.

Citizen News, a digital newsroom founded in 2017 by a group of veteran journalists, made the sudden closure announcement on Sunday, saying it would stop updating its website from midnight of Jan. 4 and close after that.

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