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December 29, 2021

Chinese Police Close Hong Kong News Outlet Stand News, Arrest Staffers
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In Hong Kong, the independent media outlet Stand News has shut down
after hundreds of national security police raided its newsroom
Wednesday, arresting at least seven people, including senior staff.
Stand News launched in 2014 and was one of the most prominent
publications in Hong Kong opposing Chinese one-party rule.


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