# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-hong-kong-stand-news-editors-convicted-sedition)
- Source: A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case. https://www.npr.org/2024/08/30/g-s1-20244/hong-kong-court-convicts-journalists-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

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