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Hong Kong journalists found guilty of sedition in case critics say highlights decline in press freedom | CNN Business

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Hong Kong court convicts two former editors of Stand News of publishing seditious content.

The former editors were charged under a colonial-era law that has been increasingly used to target dissent.

It was the first sedition case targeting journalists in Hong Kong since 1997 .

Hong Kong has seen its once vibrant local media landscape wither since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law.

Hong Kong trade union: Press freedom in Hong Kong has continued downward slide.

Association has come under increasing pressure from authorities in recent years .

Reporters Without Borders ranked Hong Kong at 135 out of 180 places in its annual press freedom ranking.

Hong Kong’s leader John Lee , a former police chief, has repeatedly denied media freedoms have faded.