Hong Kong news outlet to close amid crackdown on dissent
The Hindu
Citizen News said it would stop updating its site on January 4, and it would be shuttered after that
A Hong Kong online news site said Jaunary 2 that it would cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms, days after police raided and at a separate pro-democracy news outlet.
Citizen News announced its decision in a Facebook post on January 2. It said it would stop updating its site on January 4, and it would be shuttered after that.
“We have always loved this land, but at present, we are helpless as we are not only facing wind and rain, but tornadoes and huge waves,” it said in a statement.
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