Chinese Communist Party Raids Media Outlet and Arrests 7, Including Singer Denise Ho.

On Dec. 29, more than 200 national security officers invaded the headquarters of a small online media organization and detained seven employees, causing various rights organizations to publish expressions of concern. After 500 police officers stormed local newspaper Apple Daily’s offices and detained five of its founders in June, Stand News, a non-profit founded in 2014, became the second Hong Kong media company to be searched in 2021. Both publications have a history of promoting pro-Hong Kong protester perspectives. The raid on Stand News’ office in the city’s Kwun Tong District finished at noon local time, with about 30 boxes of evidence and numerous laptops seized. Following the raid, Stand News declared on Facebook that it will cease operations immediately, as well as update all of its social media pages. It also said that all of its staff had been…

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