The War On News

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Claim

Claim 439

A State Department spokesperson said the verdict directly harmed media freedom in Hong Kong.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
A State Department spokesperson said the verdict directly harmed media freedom in Hong Kong.
Field
status
Value
U.S. State Department calls verdict an attack on media freedom
About
incident 2024-hong-kong-stand-news-editors-convicted-sedition
Source
A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case
Publisher
NPR
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2024-08-30

Quotation from the source

direct attack on media freedom