# Claim 440

Stand News ceased operating following a police raid on its offices in December 2021, before the verdict.

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

- Statement: Stand News ceased operating following a police raid on its offices in December 2021, before the verdict.
- Field: status
- Value: Stand News had already closed in 2021
- About: [incident 2024-hong-kong-stand-news-editors-convicted-sedition](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-hong-kong-stand-news-editors-convicted-sedition)
- Source: Hong Kong court finds Stand News editors guilty of sedition. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/29/hong-kong-court-finds-stand-news-editors-guilty-of-sedition
- Publisher: Al Jazeera
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2024-08-29

## Quotation from the source

> The court ruled that Lai was the 'mastermind' of the alleged conspiracies in all three counts.

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