In #HongKong: @StandNewsHK, one of the pro-democracy online media named as one of the next targets of HK police's crackdown under the #NSL, announced that they will delete all the opinion pieces published in May and prior to that and they will also stop receiving sponsorship.
Additionally, six members on the board of directors of Stand News' parent company have resigned from their positions. This is yet another sign that #pressfreedom in #HongKong under the #NSL is facing huge threat.
Just a few days ago, #HongKong government forced #AppleDaily, #HK's largest pro-democracy newspaper, to shut down after freezing its assets, arrested five top executives and one opinion writer, and raided its newsroom in the name of violation of #NSL.
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More details: @StandNewsHK said while they will continue to dig out truth, all opinion pieces will be "temporarily removed" from the website as they discuss the risks of keep posting those pieces online with the authors and they will do appropriate arrangement or ...
... re-publish the articles. They will also continue to backup content on their website and the news, features, and images will continue to be available for readers. H/T @sebastianveghk
In other words, some of the opinion pieces may still re-appear on the website if the original authors learn about the risks and agree to publish them online.
Also, the Stand News has also changed the contracts for all the employees who have been hired for more than six months. Most of its employees have agreed to stay on and they keep working normally.
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