Reports say editors, board members and pop
Singer were held in early morning sweep as 200 officers raid office
The Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News has said it will shut down after
police raided its offices earlier in the day and arrested senior staff on suspicion of “conspiracy to publish seditious publications”.
“Because of the situation, Stand News is now stopping operations,” the online publication said in a
Facebook post on Wednesday. “Acting editor in chief, Patrick Lam, has resigned and all Stand News employees are dismissed.”