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Hong Kong independent portal Citizen News says to shut

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Pathfinder

Editor, Senior Moderator
January 2, 2022
8:56 PM CST
Last Updated 17 hours ago
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Hong Kong independent portal Citizen News says to shut

Reuters

HONG KONG, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong independent online news portal Citizen News said on Sunday it will cease operations from Tuesday in the face of what it described as a deteriorating media environment in the Chinese-ruled city and to ensure the safety of its staff.

When Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997 it was with the promise that wide-ranging individual rights, including a free press, would be protected. But pro-democracy activists and rights groups say freedoms have been eroded, in particular since Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong in 2020.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/china/hong-kong-independent-portal-citizen-news-says-shut-2022-01-02/

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眾新聞 CitizenNews

@hkcnews_com
We announced with a heavy heart that CitizenNews will cease operation starting from Jan 4 (Tue). To our subscribers and readers, we sincerely thank you for your support. We shall always treasure this incredible journey in the past five years.

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9:40 AM · Jan 2, 2022·Twitter Web App
 
Third Hong Kong news company shutters as media fears grow

Author: AFP|Update: 04.01.2022 00:01
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One of the most popular online news outlets in Hong Kong with more than 800,000 social media followers, CitizenNews is the third media outlet to shutter as Beijing oversees a sweeping crackdown on dissent.
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On their final day operating, reporters made clear their decision was fuelled by fears caused by a police raid last week on Stand News.

"We have been trying our best not to violate any laws but we can no longer see clearly the lines of law enforcement and we can no longer feel safe to work," CitizenNews co-founder Chris Yeung, a former president of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, told reporters.

"Journalists are also human beings with families and friends," he added.

Yeung said their newsroom had not been contacted by law enforcement but that they decided to close based on what they saw was happening to the media.

"Can we work on some 'safe news'? I don't even know what is 'safe news'," chief editor Daisy Li, also a former HKJA president, told reporters.
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https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/1841394.html
 
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